Table 1.
A sociodemographic and clinical comparison of White, Black and Asian FEP patients
| Sociodemographic factor | Total | White | Black | Asian | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n = 123 | n = 45 | n = 35 | n = 43 | ||
| Gender | |||||
| Female | 32 (26 %) | 9 (20 %) | 11 (31.4 %) | 12 (27.9 %) | 0.48 |
| Male | 91 (74 %) | 36 (80 %) | 24 (68.6 %) | 31 (72.1 %) | |
| Age (Mean, SD) | 23.22 (5.07) | 23.13 (4.63) | 22.71 (4.69) | 23.72 (5.83) | 0.68a |
| Education | |||||
| School | 64 (52.0 %) | 22 (48.9 %) | 20 (57.1 %) | 22 (51.2 %) | 0.757 |
| Higher | 59 (48.0 %) | 23 (51.1 %) | 15 (42.9 %) | 21 (48.8 %) | |
| Religious affiliation | |||||
| Christianity | 44 (35.8 %) | 15 (33.3 %) | 29 (82.9 %) | 0 (0 %) | |
| Other | 4 (3.3 %) | 0 (0 %) | 1 (2.9 %) | 3 (7 %) | <0.001 |
| Islam | 38 (30.9 %) | 1 (2.2 %) | 1 (2.9 %) | 36 (83.7 %) | |
| None | 37 (30.1 %) | 29 (64.4 %) | 4 (11.4 %) | 4 (9.3 %) | |
| Religious practice | |||||
| No | 65(52.8 %) | 38 (84.4 %) | 16 (45.7 %) | 11 (25.6 %) | <0.001 |
| Yes | 58(47.2 %) | 7 (15.6 %) | 19 (54.3 %) | 32 (74.4 %) | |
| Birth place | |||||
| UK | 100 (81.3 %) | 44 (97.8 %) | 23 (65.7 %) | 33 (76.7 %) | <0.01 |
| Non UK | 23 (18.7 %) | 1 (2.2 %) | 12 (34.3 %) | 10 (23.3 %) | |
| Migrant generation | |||||
| 1st Generation | 27 (22 %) | 1 (2.2 %) | 13 (37.1 %) | 13 (30.2 %) | |
| 2nd Generation | 32 (26 %) | 0 (0 %) | 8 (22.9 %) | 24 (55.8 %) | <0.001 |
| 3rd Generation | 21 (17.1 %) | 1 (2.2 %) | 14 (40 %) | 6 (14 %) | |
| Not applicable | 43 (35 %) | 43 (95.6 %) | 0 (0 %) | 0 (0 %) | |
| Marital status | |||||
| Married/cohabiting | 13 (10.6 %) | 3 (6.7 %) | 1 (2.9 %) | 9 (20.9 %) | 0.02 |
| Single | 110 (89.4 %) | 42 (93.3 %) | 34 (97.1 %) | 34 (79.1 %) | |
| Living status | |||||
| Alone | 29 (23.6 %) | 8 (17.8 %) | 17 (48.6 %) | 4 (9.3 %) | <0.001 |
| With others | 94 (76.4 %) | 37 (82.2 %) | 18 (51.4 %) | 39 (90.7 %) | |
| DUP | |||||
| ≤ 6 months | 48 (39.4 %) | 19 (42.2 %) | 13 (37.1 %) | 16 (37.2 %) | 0.859 |
| > 6 months | 75 (61.0 %) | 26 (57.8 %) | 22 (62.9 %) | 27 (62.8 %) | |
| Diagnosis | |||||
| Depressive psychosis | 30 (25.6 %) | 14 (36.2 %) | 7 (20.6 %) | 9 (22.5 %) | |
| Broad schizophrenia | 84 (71.8 %) | 27 (62.8 %) | 27 (79.4 %) | 30 (75 %) | 0.446 |
| Manic psychosis | 3 (2.6 %) | 2 (4.7 %) | 0 (0 %) | 1 (2.5 %) |
Results based on chi square analysis; DUP Duration of Untreated Psychosis; aResults based on ANOVA as continuous outcome
Bold typeface indicates significant group difference