Table 3.
Telomer length and characteristics of the patients
| Parameters | Telomer length | p value |
|---|---|---|
| Age (yr) | 0.4603 | |
| > 33 | 2.33454 | |
| ≤ 33 | 1.34755 | |
| Sex | 0.2361 | |
| Female | 2.72213 | |
| Male | 1.48866 | |
| Education status | 0.1171 | |
| Elementary and high school | 1.94817 | |
| University or higher | 0.796679 | |
| Using tobacco | 0.1148 | |
| Yes | 1.35879 | |
| No | 2.24947 | |
| Having children | 0.0527 | |
| No | 1.38581 | |
| Yes | 2.49534 | |
| Marital status | 0.0110* | |
| Single | 1.25318 | |
| Married | 2.66945 | |
| Presence of psychiatric disease in relative | 0.8868 | |
| Yes | 2.06568 | |
| No | 1.585 | |
| Duration of illness (yr) | 0.0444* | |
| ≤ 5 | 0.977123 | |
| > 5 | 2.16536 | |
| Antipsychotic medication | 0.2736 | |
| Aripiprazole | 2.33094 | |
| Clozapine | 1.45167 | |
| Paliperidone | 0.853389 | |
| Duration of treatment | 0.8695 | |
| ≤ 5 | 1.65119 | |
| > 5 | 1.87161 |
Values (2−∆∆Ct) are presented as the mean of telomere length.
*p < 0.05 was considered significant statistically.