Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of the SCCS cohort.
| N = 1082 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Mean | (SD) | |
| Age at study entry* (years) | 33.57 | (11.11) |
| Frequency | (%) | |
| Sex | ||
| Men | 279 | (25.8) |
| Women | 803 | (74.2) |
| Index of multiple deprivation (patient level) | ||
| 1 | 122 | (11.3) |
| 2 | 163 | (15.1) |
| 3 | 207 | (19.1) |
| 4 | 290 | (26.8) |
| 5 | 298 | (27.5) |
| Missing | 2 | (0.2) |
| Personality disorder type | ||
| Paranoid | 14 | (1.3) |
| Schizoid | 5 | (0.5) |
| Dissocial | 31 | (2.9) |
| Emotionally unstable | 753 | (69.6) |
| Histrionic | 7 | (0.6) |
| Anankastic | 15 | (1.4) |
| Anxious | 5 | (0.5) |
| Dependent | 19 | (1.8) |
| Other | 233 | (21.5) |
| Psychiatric comorbidity | ||
| Any SMI* | 94 | (8.7) |
| PTSD | 105 | (9.7) |
| Eating disorder | 175 | (16.2) |
| Depression | 978 | (90.4) |
| Anxiety | 743 | (68.7) |
| Use of anxiolytics | 608 | (56.2) |
| Use of hypnotics | 713 | (65.9) |
| Use of antidepressants | 929 | (85.9) |
| Use of other antipsychotics | 395 | (36.5) |
SCCS: self-controlled case series; PTSD: post traumatic stress disorder; SMI: severe mental illness.
*
Those who receive a SMI code during their follow-up were censored at this date.