Table 1.
Baseline Characteristics of Follow-up Cohort (N=470) and Surviving Non-Participants (N=116)
| 10-Year Cohort | Non-Participants | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demographic characteristics | ||||
| Male | 57.2 | 62.9 | ||
| Age less than 28 | 50.4 | 44.8 | ||
| Blue collar household** | 47.4 | 33.6 | ||
| Race, Caucasian | 74.3 | 75.0 | ||
| Clinical history | ||||
| Lifetime suicide attempt | 28.3 | 19.8 | ||
| Lifetime major depressive disorder | 46.4 | 38.8 | ||
| History of frequent aggressiona | 21.3 | 18.1 | ||
| Research diagnosis | ||||
| Schizophrenia spectrum disorders | 29.6 | 30.2 | ||
| Bipolar I with psychosis | 21.1 | 24.1 | ||
| Major depression with psychosis | 17.0 | 15.5 | ||
| Substance induced psychosis | 4.5 | 4.3 | ||
| Other/undetermined psychosis | 27.9 | 25.9 | ||
| Ratings | Mean | (SD) | Mean | (SD) |
| GAF (best month in year before hospitalization)** | 57.6 | (14.1) | 62.0 | (14.8) |
| Negative symptoms* | 17.6 | (13.6) | 14.7 | (12.5) |
| Positive symptoms | 11.3 | (9.3) | 12.3 | (9.8) |
| Disorganized symptoms | 6.8 | (6.5) | 6.6 | (6.0) |
| Excitement | 1.6 | (1.1) | 1.7 | (1.2) |
a
Coded 4–5 on a scale of 1=never to 5=frequently
*
p<0.05
**
p<0.01