Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of the CATIE sample at baseline.
| Characteristic | n | % |
|---|---|---|
| Age (M ± SD) | 1460 | 40.55 ± 11.10 |
| Gender | ||
| Male | 1080 | 74 |
| Female | 380 | 26 |
| Race | ||
| Black | 513 | 35.1 |
| White | 874 | 59.9 |
| American Indian or Alaska native | 8 | 0.5 |
| Asian | 33 | 2.3 |
| Two or more races | 26 | 1.8 |
| Ethnicity | ||
| Hispanic/Latino/Spanish | 170 | 11.6 |
| Non-Hispanic/Latino/Spanish | 1290 | 88.4 |
| Marital status | ||
| Married | 167 | 11.4 |
| Not married | 1293 | 88.6 |
| Education | ||
| Completed HS | 1086 | 74.4 |
| Did not complete HS | 374 | 25.6 |
| Employment | ||
| Full time | 97 | 6.6 |
| Not full time | 1338 | 91.6 |
| Public insurance status | ||
| Have | 745 | 51.0 |
| Don’t have | 690 | 47.3 |
| Duration of illnessa (M ± SD) | 1388 | 14.37 ± 10.69 |
| Drug use | ||
| Use or misuse | 351 | 24.3 |
| Don’t use | 1097 | 75.8 |
| Alcohol use | ||
| Use or misuse | 509 | 35.1 |
| Don’t use | 939 | 64.8 |
a
Measured by the number of years between the first antipsychotic was taken until randomization into the CATIE.