Table 1.
Sample characteristics by diagnosis
| Anxiety, n (%) |
Depression, n (%) |
OCD, n (%) |
Schizophrenia, n (%) |
Total sample, n (%) |
|
| Gender | |||||
| Male | 41 (57.7) | 36 (48.6) | 38 (62.3) | 38 (51.4) | 153 (54.6) |
| Female | 30 (42.3) | 38 (51.4) | 23 (37.7) | 36 (48.6) | 127 (45.4) |
| Ethnicity | |||||
| Chinese | 50 (70.4) | 25 (33.8) | 49 (80.3) | 26 (35.1) | 150 (53.6) |
| Malay | 10 (14.1) | 25 (33.8) | 6 (9.8) | 24 (32.4) | 65 (23.2) |
| Indian/Others | 11 (15.5) | 24 (2.4) | 6 (9.8) | 24 (32.4) | 65 (23.2) |
| Marital status | |||||
| Never married | 51 (71.8) | 23 (31.1) | 50 (82.0) | 52 (71.2) | 176 (63.1) |
| Married | 14 (19.7) | 24 (32.4) | 6 (9.8) | 14 (19.2) | 58 (20.8) |
| Separated/divorced/widowed | 6 (8.5) | 27 (36.5) | 5 (8.2) | 7 (9.6) | 45 (16.1) |
| Education | |||||
| Primary and below | 3 (4.2) | 6 (8.2) | 1 (1.6) | 9 (12.2) | 19 (6.8) |
| Secondary or O/N *level | 13 (18.3) | 28 (38.4) | 18 (29.5) | 34 (45.9) | 93 (33.3) |
| A level/diploma | 43 (60.6) | 26 (35.6) | 28 (45.9) | 27 (36.5) | 124 (44.4) |
| University | 12 (16.9) | 13 (17.8) | 14 (23.0) | 4 (5.4) | 43 (15.4) |
| Employment status | |||||
| Employed | 42 (59.2) | 40 (54.1) | 37 (60.7) | 37 (50.0) | 156 (55.7) |
| Unemployed | 17 (24) | 8 (36.4) | 17 (27.9) | 29 (39.2) | 90 (32.1) |
| Student/home maker/retired | 12 (16.9) | 7 (9.5) | 7 (11.5) | 8 (10.8) | 34 (12.1) |
| Hospitalisation | |||||
| Yes | 9 (12.9) | 28 (39.4) | 25 (42.4) | 61 (88.4) | 123 (45.7) |
| No | 61 (87.1) | 43 (60.6) | 34 (57.6) | 8 (11.6) | 146 (54.3) |
| Comorbid psychiatric disorder | |||||
| Yes | 38 (53.5) | 25 (33.8) | 36 (59.0) | 11 (14.9) | 110 (39.3) |
| No | 33 (46.5) | 49 (66.2) | 25 (41.0) | 63 (85.1) | 170 (60.7) |
| Age (mean, SD) | 33.6 (10.9) | 42.2 (10.8) | 32.5 (9.45) | 43.0 (10.4) | 38.9 (11.6) |
| Age of onset of illness | 28.8 (9.42) | 35.6 (10.8) | 25.4 (10.0) | 25.7 (7.94) | 29.5 (10.4) |
*O/N level is the equivalent to up to 11 years of education
OCD, obsessive-compulsive disorder.