Table 5.

Comparisons between respondents with impaired insight and with intact insight (continuous variables)

Variable	Impaired insight	Intact insight	P	95% CI
Age, mean±SD	49.9 (12.0)	45.8 (12.3)	0.235a	−2.716-10.939
Duration of illness (years), median (IQR)	3.0 (13.0)	6.0 (9.8)	0.618b
BDI score, median (IQR)	11.0 (11.0)	16.5 (17.0)	0.009b,*
ISMI, median (IQR)
Average total score	1.6 (0.8)	2.0 (1.0)	0.006b,*
Alienation	1.3 (1.0)	2.2 (1.3)	0.001b,*
Stereotype endorsement	1.3 (1.0)	1.9 (0.9)	0.047b,*
Discrimination experience	1.0 (1.0)	1.8 (1.6)	0.035b,*
Social withdrawal	1.0 (0.7)	2.0 (1.3)	0.003b,*
Stigma resistance	2.0 (1.0)	2.1 (1.0)	0.485b

^at-test; ^bMann-Whitney U-test; *Statistically significant. CI – Confidence interval; ISMI – Internalized Stigma of Mental Illness; BDI – Beck Depression Inventory; IQR – Interquartile range; SD – Standard deviation