Table 1.
Comparison of the baseline characteristics of patients with schizophrenia in the intervention and control groups
| intervention group (n=123) |
control group (n=112) |
statistic | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male, n (%) | 63 (51.2%) | 59 (52.7%) | X2=0.02 | 0.897 |
| Age in years, mean (sd) | 38.2 (10.5) | 39.7 (9.8) | t=1.13 | 0.260 |
| Years of education, mean (sd) | 10.2 (4.1) | 9.8 (3.9) | t=0.76 | 0.445 |
| Currently married, n (%) | 67 (54.5%) | 53 (47.3%) | X2=1.20 | 0.273 |
| Age at onset, mean (sd) | 25.6 (4.9) | 24.5 (6.7) | t =1.45 | 0.150 |
| Years duration of illness, mean (sd) | 13.7 (5.4) | 14.9 (4.6) | t=1.82 | 0.069 |
| Number of hospitalizations, mean (sd) | 2.5 (0.8) | 2.3 (1.1) | Z=1.08 | 0.231 |
| Months hospitalized, mean (sd) | 4.8 (1.4) | 4.7 (1.4) | t=0.39 | 0.585 |
| Family history of schizophrenia, n (%) | 13 (10.6%) | 13 (11.6%) | X2=0.04 | 0.838 |
| Days from index admission to recruitment for study, mean (sd) | 25.5 (5.4) | 26.0 (6.1) | t=0.64 | 0.516 |