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. 2013 Sep 3;4:97. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2013.00097

Table 1.

Comparison of agitation (OAS scores) according to. socio-demographic and clinical characteristics.

N Mean OAS score SD Statistics
Men 42 1.78 2.4 Student t = −2.1, df = 98, p = 0.03
Women 58 2.9 3
Brought in by the police 44 2.6 2.8 Student t = −0.6, df = 98, p = 0.5
Not brought in by the police 56 2.3 2.8
Employed 33 2.7 3.1 Student t = −0.36, df = 98, p = 0.5
Unemployed 67 2.3 2.6
History of incarceration 14 3 3.8 Student t = 0.73, df = 98, p = 0.46
No incarceration 86 2.2 2.6
Hospitalization with consent 63 2.4 2.9 Student t = 0.03, df = 98, p = 0.95
Hospitalization without consent 37 2.4 2.7
History of suicide attempt(s) 53 3 3 Student t = −2.1, df = 98, p = 0.03
No suicide attempt 47 1.8 2.4
Hospitalization following agitation 41 2.2 2.6 Student t = −0.4, df = 98, p = 0.49
Not following agitation 59 2.6 2.9
Physical violence in childhood 44 2.7 3 Student t = −0.44, df = 98, p = 0.44
No physical violence 56 2.2 2.6
Sexual violence in childhood 30 3.7 3.2 Student t = −1.7, df = 98, p = 0.004
No sexual violence 70 1.9 2.4