Table 4.
Baseline characteristics of the patients in the “good”, “moderate”, and “poor” functional clusters (all patients, n=524)
| Characteristic | Functioning cluster
|
Pa | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| “Good” | “Moderate” | “Poor” | ||
| Number of patients | (n=87) | (n=322) | (n=112) | |
| Female, n (%) | 33 (38) | 102 (32) | 36 (32) | 0.5367 |
| Age at study entry (years), mean (SD) | 39.2 (11.4) | 40.8 (10.7) | 42.7 (10.9) | 0.0928 |
| Time since onset (years), mean (SD) | 13.9 (11.2) | 14.6 (10.2) | 15.8 (10.7) | 0.2367 |
| CGI-S score, mean (SD) | 2.7 (0.9) | 3.3 (0.7) | 3.5 (0.6) | <0.0001 |
| PANSS total score, mean (SD) | 50.0 (10.5) | 57.1 (8.4) | 60.3 (7.9) | <0.0001 |
| In paid employment, n (%) | 39 (45) | 59 (18) | 6 (5) | <0.0001 |
| Living independently, n (%) | 25 (29) | 84 (26) | 13 (12) | 0.0032 |
Note:
a
P value comparing the three clusters.
Abbreviations: SD, standard deviation; CGI-S, Clinical Global Impression-Severity; PANSS, Positive and Negative Symptom Scale.