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. 2013 Aug 13;2013:616304. doi: 10.1155/2013/616304

Table 1.

Comparison of demographic variables of patients of affective and nonaffective groups.

Variable Groups t/χ 2 df P
Affective (N = 30)
mean ± SD  
n (%)
Nonaffective (N = 30)
mean ± SD  
n (%)
Age (years) 33.43 ± 11.29 35.36 ± 9.23 0.72 58 0.471
Age of onset (years) 26.00 ± 7.55 31.13 ± 9.49 2.31 58 0.024*
Duration of illness (days) 84.50 ± 78.67 1338.23 ± 1815.40 3.77 58 0.000*
Duration of untreated psychosis (days) 79.13 ± 67.19 1168.40 ± 1679.63 3.54 58 0.001*
Duration of treated psychosis (days) 5.36 ± 17.75 169.83 ± 607.68 1.48 58 0.144
Sex
 Male 22 (73) 22 (73) 0.00 1 1
 Female 8 (27) 8 (27)
Religion
 Hindu 27 (90) 25 (83) 0.577 1 0.448
 Muslim 3 (10) 5 (17)
Marital status
 Single 5 (17) 4 (13) 0.131 1 0.718
 Married 25 (83) 26 (87)
Education
 Illiterate 11 (37) 11 (37) 2.073 2 0.355
 Up to matriculation 18 (60) 15 (50)
 Above matriculation 1 (3) 4 (13)
Community
 Tribal 2 (7) 2 (7) 0.000 1 1.000
 Nontribal 28 (93) 28 (93)
Mother tongue
 Hindi 26 (87) 21 (70) 2.532 2 0.282
 Urdu 3 (10) 6 (20)
 Others 1 (3) 3 (10)
Habitat
 Rural 25 (83) 29 (97) 2.963 1 0.085
 Nonrural 5 (17) 1 (3)
Occupation
 Unemployed 11 (37) 15 (50) 1.425 2 0.490
 Laborer 4 (13) 2 (7)
 Others 15 (50) 13 (43)
Economic status
 Lower 22 (73) 19 (63) 0.693 2 0.405
 Middle 8 (27) 11 (37)

*Significant.