Table 2.
Group comparison for demographic and clinical variables.
| Non-Aut-S | Moderate | Aut-S | ANOVA/Pearson χ 2 | Non-Aut-S vs moderate | Moderate vs Aut-S | Non-Aut- S vs Aut-S | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | Mean ± SD/ %(n) | Mean ± SD/ %(n) | Mean ± SD/ %(n) | (p-value) | (p-value) | (p-value) | (p-value) |
| Gender | |||||||
| Male | 62.50 (35) | 69.26 (471) | 72.97 (135) | 0.307 | 0.891 | 0.969 | 0.396 |
| Female | 37.50 (21) | 30.74 (209) | 27.03 (50) | ||||
| Age (years) | 35.30 ± 1.43 | 40.16 ± 0.41 | 41.46 ± 0.78 | <0.001** | 0.003** | 0.265 | <0.001** |
| Education (years) | 12.55 ± 3.06 | 11.73 ± 3.46 | 10.90 ± 3.27 | 0.001** | 0.249 | 0.010* | 0.004** |
| Work | |||||||
| Employed | 39.29 (22) | 30.96 (203) | 19.89 (36) | 0.004** | 0.600 | 0.009** | 0.009** |
| Unemployed | 60.71 (34) | 69.04 (453) | 80.11 (145) | ||||
| Age at first psychotic episode (years) | 25.08 ± 0.96 | 24.14 ± 0.27 | 23.20 ± 0.53 | 0.149 | 1.000 | 0.346 | 0.260 |
| Previous hospitalization | |||||||
| Yes | 51.78 (29) | 69.59 (467) | 69.06 (125) | 0.022* | 0.018* | 1.000 | 0.054 |
| No | 48.22 (27) | 30.41 (204) | 30.94 (56) | ||||
| Previous hospitalizations (number) | 2.75 ± 3.63 | 3.85 ± 4.40 | 3.75 ± 4.21 | 0.381 | 0.497 | 1.000 | 0.726 |
| Complete remission at first episode | |||||||
| Yes | 65.45 (36) | 38.66 (254) | 27.71 (46) | <0.001** | <0.001** | 0.024* | <0.001** |
| No | 34.55 (19) | 61.34 (403) | 72.29 (120) | ||||
| Suicide attempt, lifetime | |||||||
| Yes | 16.36 (9) | 17.95 (121) | 14.28 (26) | 0.501 | 1.000 | 0.723 | 1.000 |
| No | 83.44 (46) | 82.05 (553) | 85.72 (156) | ||||
| Previous alcohol abuse | |||||||
| Yes | 19.64 (11) | 17.01 (115) | 13.18 (24) | 0.371 | 1.000 | 0.684 | 0.699 |
| No | 80.36 (45) | 82.99 (561) | 86.82 (158) | ||||
| Previous substance abuse | |||||||
| Yes | 28.57 (16) | 27.21 (185) | 20.54 (38) | 0.167 | 1.000 | 0.222 | 0.810 |
| No | 71.43 (40) | 72.79 (495) | 79.46 (147) | ||||
Posthoc comparisons include Bonferroni correction.
Abbreviations: Aut-S, autistic schizophrenia; Moderate, moderate ASD symptoms; Non-Aut-S, nonautistic schizophrenia.
*
p < 0.05
**
p < 0.01.