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. 2020 Oct 24;10(1):121–147. doi: 10.1007/s40120-020-00221-4

Table 1.

Demographic and baseline characteristics in (A) the DB trial and (B) the OLE study (safety population)

Characteristic (A) DB trial (Study 237) (B) OLE study (Study 237-EXT)
Lurasidone
N = 391
Risperidone
N = 190
Lurasidone–lurasidone
N = 129
Risperidone–lurasidone
N = 84
Gender, n (%)
 Male 290 (74.2) 121 (63.7) 97 (75.2) 56 (66.7)
 Female 101 (25.8) 69 (36.3) 32 (24.8) 28 (33.3)
Age, years
 Mean (SD) 41.9 (11.3) 41.1 (11.3) 44.2 (10.8) 42.5 (10.8)
 Median (range) 43.0 (18–73) 43.0 (18–65) 46.0 (19–70) 46.0 (20–62)
Race, n (%)
 Black/African American 208 (53.2) 95 (50.0) 64 (49.6) 38 (45.2)
 White 136 (34.8) 80 (42.1) 46 (35.7) 38 (45.2)
 Asian 17 (4.3) 3 (1.6) 6 (4.7) 1 (1.2)
 Other 30 (7.7) 12 (6.3) 13 (10.1) 7 (8.3)
Ethnicity, n (%)
 Not Hispanic or Latino 312 (79.8) 148 (77.9) 95 (73.6) 60 (71.4)
 Hispanic or Latino 79 (20.2) 42 (22.1) 34 (26.4) 24 (28.6)
Duration of illness, years
 Mean (SD) 3.8 (6.2)a,b 3.5 (5.0)a 17.1 (10.8) 17.5 (11.8)
 Median (range) 1.0 (0–34)a,b 2.0 (0–34)a 16.0 (1–47) 16.0 (1–42)
Number of prior hospitalisations, n (%)
 0 83 (21.2) 37 (19.5) 35 (27.1) 15 (17.9)
 1 67 (17.1) 35 (18.4) 24 (18.6) 17 (20.2)
 2 57 (14.6) 30 (15.8) 24 (18.6) 17 (20.2)
 3 54 (13.8) 21 (11.1) 18 (14.0) 10 (11.9)
 ≥ 4 130 (33.2) 67 (35.3) 28 (21.7) 25 (29.8)
PANSS total score at DB baseline
 Mean (SD) 65.0 (12.5) 65.7 (12.2) 63.8 (13.2) 64.2 (12.7)
 Median (range) 65.0 (34–98) 66.0 (34–103) 63.0 (34–95) 65.0 (34–103)
CGI-S total score at DB baseline
 Mean (SD) 3.4 (0.6) 3.5 (0.6) 3.4 (0.7) 3.5 (0.6)
 Median (range) 3.0 (1.0–5.0) 4.0 (2.0–4.0) 3.0 (1–4) 4.0 (2–4)
MADRS total score at DB baseline
 Mean (SD) 7.2 (6.8) 8.1 (7.4) 6.2 (6.3) 7.0 (6.4)
 Median (range) 6.0 (0–34) 6.0 (0–34) 5.0 (0–32) 6.0 (0–34)
PANSS total score at OLE baseline
 Mean (SD) NA NA 55.1 (13.8) 55.8 (11.2)
 Median (range) 56.0 (30–103) 56.5 (30–78)
CGI-S total score at OLE baseline
 Mean (SD) NA NA 2.8 (0.8) 2.9 (0.8)
 Median (range) 3.0 (1–4) 3.0 (1–5)
MADRS total score at OLE baseline
 Mean (SD) NA NA 4.8 (5.4) 4.4 (4.4)
 Median (range) 4.0 (0–33) 4.0 (0–29)

aLast acute episode to randomisation

bN = 389

CGI-S Clinical Global Impression–Severity scale, DB double-blind, MADRS Montgomery–Åsberg Depression Rating Scale, NA not applicable, OLE open-label extension, PANSS Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale, SD standard deviation