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. 2022 Apr 14;48(4):839–849. doi: 10.1093/schbul/sbac035

Table 1.

Demographic and Clinical Characteristics in Healthy Controls and Total Sample, and between Schizophrenia and Bipolar Spectrum Groups at 10-year Follow-up.

Healthy Controls (n = 117) Total Sample (n = 142) Chi-square/t-test/Mann Whitney Schizophrenia
Spectrum
(n = 96)
Bipolar
Spectrum
(n = 46)
Chi-square/t-test/Mann Whitney
χ2/t/U p V/D χ2/t/U p V/D
Demographic
Gender, female 49 (41.9) 67 (47.2) χ2 = 0.73 .452 .053 40 (41.7) 27 (58.7) χ2 = 3.62 .073 .160
Age M (SD) 40.3 (7.6) 37.7 (8.3) t = −2.61 .010 −0.325 36.9 (8.3) 39.2 (8.2) t = −1.56 .121 −0.280
Country of origin χ2 = 20.1 .000 .29 χ2 = 0.00 1.000 −0.006
 Norway 115 (98.3) 98 (69.0) 66 (79.5) 32 (80.0)
 Other 2 (1.8) 25 (17.6) 17 (20.5) 8 (20.0)
In relationship, current 90 (76.9) 65 (45.8) χ2 = 25.90 .000 .316 39 (40.6) 26 (56.5) χ2 = 3.17 .105 .149
Education, years M (SD) 15.2 (2.3) 13.6 (2.5) t = −5.16 .000 −0.682 12.9 (2.5) 14.8 (2.1) t = −4.00 .000 −0.790
Clinical
Diagnosis, 10 years
 Schizophrenia 55 (38.7) 55 (57.2) -
 Schizophreniform 1 (0.7) 1 (1.0) -
 Schizoaffective 15 (10.6) 15 (15.6) -
 Other Psychosesa 25 (17.6) 25 (26.0) -
 Bipolar 1 Disorder 42 (29.6) - 42 (91.3)
 Bipolar 2 Disorder 3 (2.1) - 3 (6.5)
Bipolar NOS 1 (0.7) - 1 (2.2)
Psychotic ep. FUb Mdn (ran) 2 (0–40) 2 (0–10) 2 (0–40) U = 1830.50 .217
Manic ep. FUb Mdn (ran) 1 (0–42) 1 (0–4) 2 (0–42) U = 333.00 .020
Depressive ep. FUb Mdn (ran) 2 (0–48) 2 (0–32) 3 (0–48) U = 1199.00 .206
PANSSc M (SD)
 Positive 7.4 (4.1) 8.4 (4.4) 5.4 (2.2) t = 4.50 .000 .806
 Negative 9.4 (5.2) 10.2 (5.9) 7.8 (2.8) t = 2.63 .009 .472
 Disorganized 4.2 (2.0) 4.5 (2.3) 3.6 (0.9) t = 2.71 .008 .486
 Excited 4.7 (1.4) 4.9 (1.6) 4.5 (1.0) t = 1.55 .123 .279
Depressive 6.4 (3.3) 6.5 (3.2) 6.1 (3.5) t = 0.59 .559 .105
CDSSd M (SD) 3.1 (4.4) 3.1 (4.5) 2.9 (4.1) t = 0.21 .835 .039
YMRSe M (SD) 3.3 (4.0) 3.9 (4.4) 2.0 (2.7) t = 2.62 .010 .475
GAF-Ff M (SD) 60.5 (17.7) 59.4 (16.5) 69.1 (17.2) t = -4.24 .000 −0.761
AUDITg Mdn (ran) 3 (0–28) 4 (0–28) 3 (0–20) U = 1646.50 .626
DUDITh Mdn (ran) 0 (0–42) 0 (0–42) 0 (0–23) U = 1421.50 .034
Medicated, psychotropic 95 (66.9) 65 (69.1) 30 (65.2) χ2 = 0.22 .701 .040

Note: N (%) is reported unless otherwise specified, M (SD) = Mean (Standard Deviation), Mdn (ran) = Median (range).

Missing: Country of origin, 19; Relationship (healthy controls), 1; Medicated, psychotropic, 2.

a Delusional disorder = 5; brief psychotic disorder = 1; psychotic disorder not otherwise specified = 19.

b Episodes during follow-up period.

c PANSS, Positive and Negative Symptom Scale.

d CDSS, Calgary Depression Scale for Schizophrenia.

e YMRS, Young Mania Rating Scale.

f GAF-F, Global Assessment of Functioning—functioning subscale.

g AUDIT, Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test.

h DUDIT, Drug Use Disorder Identification Test.