Table 1.
Characteristics of the early psychosis cohort by first-generation ethnic minority group
| General population N = 12 795 | European N = 547 | African N = 405 | Caribbean N = 303 | South Asian N = 652 | East Asian N = 450 | Latin American N = 227 | North African and Middle East N = 465 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | |
| Age, mean (s.d.) | 24.0 (5.6) | 25.2 (5.1)a | 25.1 (5.0)a | 25.0 (4.9)a | 26.4 (5.5)a | 25.7 (5.4)a | 25.3 (5.4)a | 25.3 (5.2)a |
| Sex | ||||||||
| Female | 4508 (35) | 201 (37) | 136 (34) | 103 (34) | 287 (44)a | 208 (46)a | 86 (38) | 142 (31) |
| Male | 8287 (65) | 346 (63) | 269 (66) | 200 (66) | 365 (56)a | 242 (54)a | 141 (69) | 323 (69) |
| Income quintile | ||||||||
| 5 (highest) | 2048 (16) | 72 (13) | 18 (4)a | 13 (4)a | 35 (5)a | 41 (9)a | 19 (8)a | 45 (10)a |
| 4 | 2294 (18) | 100 (18) | 39 (10)a | 28 (9)a | 82 (13)a | 66 (15) | 26 (12)a | 75 (16) |
| 3 | 2360 (19) | 113 (21) | 49 (12)a | 40 (13)a | 133 (21) | 79 (18) | 48 (21) | 77 (17) |
| 2 | 2690 (21) | 106 (19) | 95 (24) | 74 (25) | 167 (26)a | 130 (29)a | 45 (20) | 93 (20) |
| 1 (lowest) | 3344 (26) | 155 (28) | 203 (50)a | 147 (49)a | 231 (36)a | 133 (30) | 88 (39)a | 172 (37)a |
| Refugee status | N/A | 99 (18) | 202 (50) | 18 (6) | 110 (17) | 52 (12) | 60 (26) | 202 (43) |
| Index diagnosis | ||||||||
| Schizophrenia spectrum | 6254 (49) | 243 (44)a | 203 (50) | 137 (45) | 360 (55)a | 224 (50) | 129 (57)a | 252 (54)a |
| Psychosis NOS | 6541 (51) | 304 (56)a | 202 (50) | 166 (55) | 292 (45)a | 226 (50) | 98 (43)a | 213 (46)a |
s.d., standard deviation; NOS, not otherwise specified.
a
Standardised difference >0.10 compared with the general population.