Table 1.
Demographic and clinical variables by ethnicity
| Non-Black or mixed ethnic Group | Black or mixed ethnic Group | Univariable Association* of Black or mixed ethnic group on outcome variables (p value) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (mean[s.d.]) | 43.2 | 11.9 | 40.3 | 9.8 | 0.059 |
| Gender (n[%]) | |||||
| Male | 54 | 50% | 38 | 40% | 0.173 |
| Female | 54 | 50% | 56 | 60% | |
| Diagnosis (n[%]) | |||||
| Bipolar | 28 | 26% | 13 | 14% | |
| Depression | 46 | 43% | 19 | 20% | |
| Schizophrenia spectrum | 34 | 31% | 62 | 66% | <0.001 |
| BPRS | 34.9 | 9.9 | 36.3 | 12.6 | 0.651 |
| Migration status (n[%]) | |||||
| Born in UK | 95 | 88% | 59 | 63% | |
| Migrated to UK | 13 | 12% | 35 | 37% | 0.001 |
| MED: ‘Have you ever been treated unfairly when getting or having mental health care?’ (n[%]) | |||||
| No | 63 | 58% | 51 | 54% | |
| Yes | 45 | 42% | 43 | 46% | 0.560 |
| DISC: ‘Have you been treated unfairly by mental health staff?’ (n[%]) | |||||
| No | 81 | 75% | 62 | 66% | |
| Yes | 27 | 25% | 32 | 32% | 0.159 |
| BACE: ‘Having had previous bad experiences with mental health staff’ (n[%]) | |||||
| No | 58 | 54% | 44 | 49% | |
| Yes | 50 | 46% | 46 | 51% | 0.500 |
| Mistrust in mental health staff and services (n[%]) | |||||
| No | 92 | 85% | 61 | 66% | |
| Yes | 16 | 15% | 32 | 34% | 0.001 |
| Hospital admission in last 60 months (n[%]) | |||||
| No | 46 | 43% | 16 | 17% | |
| Yes | 62 | 57% | 78 | 83% | <0.001 |
| Number of hospital admissions in last 60 months (median[IQR]) | |||||
| 2 | 1–6 | 3 | 2–4 | 0.846 | |
| Mental Health Act admission in last 60 months (n[%]) | |||||
| No | 93 | 87% | 67 | 74% | |
| Yes | 14 | 13% | 23 | 26% | 0.026 |
Pearson's chi-square test on all categorical, T-tests were used to test for differences in age and BPRS (log scale) and Wilcoxon rank-sum test was used to test for differences in the number of admissions.