Table 2.
Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of the sample
| Total sample (n = 2916) | Males (n = 1550) | Females (n = 1366) | χ²(df)/U; P value (Cramer’s V/Rosenthal’s r) | |
| Study participation: n (%) in BEAR | 2683 (92.0) | 1447 (93.4) | 1236 (90.5) | 8.14 (1); 0.004 (0.053) |
| Age in years: mean ± SD, Mdn | 28.8 ± 8.7, 31 | 28.6 ± 8.6, 31 | 29.0 ± 8.9; 32 | 1031227.0; 0.226 (0.022) |
| Nationality: n (%) Swiss | 2708 (92.9) | 1433 (92.5) | 1275 (93.3) | 0.86 (1); 0.353 (0.017) |
| Marital status: n (%) single | 1730 (59.3) | 977 (63.0) | 753 (55.1) | 18.82 (1); < 0.001 (0.080) |
| Concluded school education: n (%) yes | 2538 (87.0) | 1372 (88.5) | 1166 (85.4) | 6.42 (1); 0.011 (0.047) |
| Highest school education: n (%) | 5.14 (3); 0.162 (0.042) | |||
| ISCED 1 | 148 (5.1) | 78 (5.0) | 70 (5.1) | |
| ISCED 2 | 1689 (57.9) | 921 (59.4) | 768 (56.2) | |
| ISCED 3 (34+35) | 1079 (37.0) | 551 (35.6) | 528 (38.7) | |
| Current occupation: n (%) | 27.96 (4); < 0.001 (0.098) | |||
| Unemployed | 61 (2.1) | 37 (2.4) | 24 (1.8) | |
| Sheltered work place | 7 (0.2) | 7 (0.5) | 0 | |
| Self-employed or temporary job, or other | 34 (1.2) | 6 (0.4) | 28 (2.1) | |
| Normal occupation incl. education | 2814 (96.5) | 1500 (96.8) | 1314 (96.2) | |
| 1st- or 2nd-degree relative with mental disorder: n (%)1 | 1133 (39.0) | 479 (31.0) | 654 (48.1) | 87.93 (1); < 0.001 (0.174) |
| With psychosis | 89 (3.1) | 34 (2.2) | 55 (4.0) | 8.22 (1); 0.004 (0.053) |
| With affective disorder | 691 (23.8) | 274 (17.8) | 417 (30.6) | 66.18 (1); < 0.001 (0.151) |
| Current SOFAS score: mean ± SD, Mdn | 85.2 ± 7.1, 87 | 85.4 ± 7.3, 88 | 85.0 ± 6.9, 87 | 998335.5; 0.007 (0.050) |
| Highest-past-year SOFAS score: mean ± SD, Mdn | 85.4 ± 6.9, 87 | 85.6 ± 7.0, 88 | 85.2 ± 6.8, 87 | 1002860.0; 0.013 (0.079) |
| Psychosocial impairment (SOFAS ≤ 70): n (%) | 161 (5.5) | 79 (5.1) | 82 (6.0) | 1.13 (1); 0.285 (0.020) |
| Current mental disorder: n (%) | 386 (13.4) | 158 (10.2) | 228 (16.7) | 26.69 (1); < 0.001 (0.096) |
1
Of n = 2904 with known biological relatives. BEAR: Bern Epidemiology At-Risk; SOFAS: Social and Occupational Functioning Assessment Scale.