Table 3.
Demographic and clinical characteristics, by study cohort*
| Characteristic |
Schizophrenia Cohort |
Bipolar Cohort |
|---|---|---|
| (N = 43) | (N = 84) | |
| Mean (SD) age |
46.1 (13.0) |
44.5 (15.0) |
| Female |
25 (58.1) |
62 (73.8) |
| Payer type |
|
|
| HMO |
3 (7.0) |
9 (10.7) |
| POS |
21 (48.8) |
48 (57.1) |
| PPO |
5 (11.6) |
12 (14.3) |
| Other/unknown |
14 (32.6) |
15 (17.9) |
| Comorbidities |
|
|
| Mental disorders |
|
|
| Depressive disorders |
17 (39.5) |
43 (51.2) |
| Dementia |
0 (0.0) |
0 (0.0) |
| Anxiety disorders |
4 (9.3) |
31 (36.9) |
| PTSD |
0 (0.0) |
0 (0.0) |
| Insomia |
0 (0.0) |
0 (0.0) |
| Other psychoses |
11 (25.6) |
19 (22.6) |
| Bulinia nervosa |
0 (0.0) |
0 (0.0) |
| Impulse-control disorder |
0 (0.0) |
0 (0.0) |
| Chronic fatigue syndrome |
0 (0.0) |
0 (0.0) |
| Alcohol/drug abuse |
9 (20.9) |
12 (14.3) |
| Suicide/self harm attempts |
0 (0.0) |
0 (0.0) |
| Any of above |
29 (67.4) |
69 (82.1) |
| All other |
|
|
| Diabetes |
10 (23.3) |
13 (15.5) |
| Hypertension |
9 (20.9) |
21 (25.0) |
| Obesity |
3 (7.0) |
3 (3.6) |
| Arthritis |
2 (4.7) |
2 (2.4) |
| COPD |
2 (4.7) |
3 (3.6) |
| Cerebrovascular disease |
1 (2.3) |
1 (1.2) |
| Coronary heart disease |
4 (9.3) |
4 (4.8) |
| Dyspilidemia |
0 (0.0) |
1 (1.2) |
| Characteristics of admitting hospital** | ||
| Number of beds |
|
|
| ≤200 |
4 (9.3) |
8 (9.5) |
| 201-300 |
5 (11.6) |
31 (36.9) |
| >300 |
32 (74.4) |
45 (53.6) |
| Non-teaching facilities |
37 (86.0) |
78 (92.9) |
| Receipt during pre-admission period of | ||
| Antipsychotics |
|
|
| Atypicals |
40 (93.0) |
65 (77.4) |
| Others |
17 (39.5) |
12 (14.3) |
| All of the above |
41 (95.3) |
66 (78.6) |
| All other psychotropic medications |
33 (76.7) |
78 (92.9) |
| Total costs, $ |
|
|
| Mean (SD) total pre-admission costs, $ | 13,696 (9,517) | 13,747 (11,236) |
*Unless otherwise indicated, all values are number of patients (%).
HMO: Health-maintenance organization; POS: Point of service; PPO: Preferred-provider organization; PTSD: Post-traumatic stress disorder; COPD: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder.