Table 3.
Characteristics of patients with psychotic disorders.
| Variables | Control period | Lockdown period | |
|---|---|---|---|
| n (%)/mean ± SD | n (%)/mean ± SD | p | |
| Age in years | 37.5 ± 11.2 | 37.2 ± 11.3 | 0.64 |
| U = 40,063.5 | |||
| Age categories | |||
| 18–25 | 34 (12.3) | 46 (15.5) | 0.8 |
| 26–35 | 99 (35.9) | 101 (34.0) | X2 = 1.64 |
| 36–45 | 72 (26.1) | 70 (23.6) | |
| 46–55 | 48 (17.4) | 55 (18.5) | |
| 56–65 | 23 (8.3) | 25 (8.4) | |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 176 (63.8) | 198 (66.7) | 0.47 |
| Female | 100 (36.2) | 99 (33.3) | X2 = 0.53 |
| Language | |||
| English | 268 (97.5) | 205 (97.2) | 0.84 |
| Non-English | 7 (2.5) | 6 (2.8) | X2 = 0.04 |
| Triage category | |||
| Resuscitation | 4 (1.4) | 3 (1.0) | 0.22 |
| Emergency | 79 (28.6) | 68 (22.9) | X2 = 5.69 |
| Urgent | 170 (61.6) | 189 (63.6) | |
| Semi-urgent | 23 (8.3) | 35 (11.8) | |
| Non-urgent | 0 (0) | 2 (0.7) | |
| Diagnosis | |||
| Schizophrenia | 114 (41.3) | 140 (47.1) | 0.008 |
| Acute transient psychosis | 23 (8.3) | 42 (14.1) | X2 = 9.73 |
| Unspecified psychosis | 139 (50.4) | 115 (38.7) | |
| ED stay (in minutes) | 0.28 | ||
| 757.2 ± 444.2 | 723.4 ± 464.0 | U = 38,863 | |
| Discharge destination | |||
| Not admitted to a hospital bed | 74 (26.8) | 105 (35.4) | 0.027 |
| Admitted to a hospital bed | 202 (73.2) | 192 (64.6) | X2 = 4.86 |