Table 2.
Comparison of treatment compliance, number of relapses, and number of hospitalizations between individuals with schizophrenia with short (≤ 24 weeks) and long (>24 weeks) duration of untreated psychosis (DUP) 2 years and 4 years after initiating treatment
| Treatment compliance (%) | Number of relapses | Number of re-hospitalizations | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2010 follow-up | June 2012 follow-up | June 2010 follow-up | June 2012 follow-up | June 2010 follow-up | June 2012 follow-up | |||
| Short DUP group (n=22) median (interquartile range) |
62.4 (36.7-100) |
58.3 (9.2-58.3) |
0 (0-0) |
0.5 (0-1.0) |
0 (0-1.0) |
1.0 (0-1.0) |
||
| Long DUP group (n=21) median (interquartile range) |
78.6 (33.6-100) |
88.4 (43.9-100) |
0 (0-1.0) |
1.0 (0-1.0) |
1.0 (0-1.0) |
1.0 (0.3-1.0) |
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| Z | 0.30 | 0.99 | 0.60 | 0.44 | 2.56 | 2.17 | ||
| p | 0.765 | 0.323 | 0.549 | 0.660 | 0.010 | 0.030 | ||