Table 1.
Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of Patients
| Total | No antipsychotic exposure | Low antipsychotic exposure | Moderate antipsychotic exposure | High antipsychotic exposure | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | 21 492 | 2 077 | (10%) | 4110 | (19%) | 8468 | (39%) | 6837 | (32%) | |
| Gender | ||||||||||
| Female, n (%) | 8442 | (39%) | 696 | (34%) | 1780 | (43%) | 3472 | (41%) | 2494 | (36%) |
| Male, n (%) | 13 050 | (61%) | 1381 | (66%) | 2330 | (57%) | 4996 | (59%) | 4343 | (64%) |
| Age, M (SD) | 45.5 | (11.1) | 45.3 | (11.5) | 46.0 | (11.4) | 45.4 | (11.2) | 45.2 | (10.8) |
| Educational level, n (%) | ||||||||||
| Low (≤ 9 years) | 7457 | (35%) | 640 | (31%) | 1224 | (30%) | 2809 | (33%) | 2784 | (41%) |
| Medium (10–12 years) | 11 257 | (52%) | 1090 | (52%) | 2220 | (54%) | 4551 | (54%) | 3396 | (50%) |
| High (≥ 12 years) | 2311 | (11%) | 284 | (14%) | 583 | (14%) | 963 | (11%) | 481 | (7%) |
| Information missing | 467 | (2%) | 63 | (3%) | 83 | (2%) | 145 | (2%) | 176 | (3%) |
| Marital status, n (%) | ||||||||||
| Married or living with a partner | 2782 | (13%) | 349 | (17%) | 701 | (17%) | 1144 | (14%) | 588 | (9%) |
| Previous treatment contact | ||||||||||
| Outpatient care due to psychosis | 3799 | (18%) | 347 | (17%) | 902 | (22%) | 1665 | (20%) | 885 | (13%) |
| Previous inpatient care due to psychosis | 11 295 | (53%) | 946 | (46%) | 2042 | (50%) | 4544 | (54%) | 3763 | (55%) |
| In hospital during 2005 due to psychosis | 4267 | (20%) | 176 | (8%) | 641 | (16%) | 1578 | (19%) | 1872 | (27%) |
| Identified only through disability pension due to schizophrenia |
2131 | (10%) | 608 | (29%) | 525 | (13%) | 681 | (8%) | 317 | (5%) |
| Months since the first psychosis in the beginning of follow-up |
70.3 | (38.4) | 72.8 | (40.4) | 64.4 | (38.7) | 68.3 | (38.0) | 75.5 | (38.0) |
| Receiving disability pension in 2005 | 18 717 | (87%) | 1625 | (78%) | 3317 | (81%) | 7383 | (87%) | 6392 | (93%) |
| First episode patients | ||||||||||
| n (%) | 1230 | 232 | (19) | 329 | (27) | 329 | (27) | 340 | (28) | |
| Gender | ||||||||||
| Male, n (%) | 806 | (66%) | 154 | (66%) | 213 | (65%) | 201 | (61%) | 238 | (70%) |
| Female, n (%) | 424 | (34%) | 78 | (34%) | 116 | (35%) | 128 | (39%) | 102 | (30%) |
| Age, M (SD) | 36.3 | (11.7) | 40.2 | (12.1) | 36.8 | (11.5) | 35.6 | (11.4) | 33.8 | (11.3) |