Table 1.
Baseline demographic and clinical characteristics
| Number | Percent | Mean ± SD (range) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender |
|
|
|
| Total |
568 |
100.0 |
|
| Male |
301 |
53.0 |
|
| Female |
267 |
47.0 |
|
| Educational level |
|
||
| Elementary school |
71 |
12.5 |
|
| Junior high school |
121 |
21.3 |
|
| High school |
217 |
38.3 |
|
| Technical institution |
90 |
15.9 |
|
| University |
68 |
12.0 |
|
| Living conditions |
|
||
| Lives alone |
86 |
15.1 |
|
| Lives with spouse |
101 |
17.8 |
|
| Lives with children or relatives others |
372 |
65.5 |
|
| Nursing home, institution |
8 |
1.4 |
|
| Lives with wife and children |
1 |
0.2 |
|
| Age (years) |
|
|
39.0 ± 11.2 (18.0 to 65.0) |
| BMI (kg/m2) |
|
|
27.6 ± 4.7 (17.7 to 50.8) |
| Time since diagnosis (year) |
|
|
11.7 ± 12.3 (0.5 to 41.0) |
| PANSS |
249 |
|
92.9 ± 28.2 |
| CGI-S |
568 |
|
4.1 ± 1.1 |
| SAS |
111 |
|
14.5 ± 9.6 |
| BARS | 568 | 86.1 ± 18.2 | |
BMI, body mass index; PANSS, Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale; CGI-S, Clinical Global Impression-Severity; SAS, Simpson-Angus Scale; BARS, Brief Adherence Rating Scale.