Table 1.
Demographic and Clinical Information for the Schizophrenia and Bipolar Participant Samples.
| Schizophrenia (n = 126) |
Bipolar Disorder (n = 114) |
Statistics, p | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age [M (SD)] | 41.91 (10.74) | 38.45 (11.69) | t = 2.38, .018 |
| Sex (% Female) | 49% | 68% | χ2 = 8.05, .02 |
| Racial status | χ2 = 22.24, < .001 | ||
| White (%) | 35% | 57% | |
| Black (%) | 52% | 24% | |
| Other (%) | 17% | 19% | |
| Ethnicity (% Hispanic) | 22% | 27% | χ2 = 0.62, .43 |
| Education (years) [M (SD)] | 12.67 (2.39) | 14.23 (2.42) | t = 5.02, < .001 |
| Mother’s education (years) [M (SD)] | 12.67 (3.16) | 13.77 (3.23) | t = 2.59, .007 |
| Employment | χ2 = 14.07, < .001 | ||
| Full Time (%) | 8% | 27% | |
| Part Time (%) | 22% | 24% | |
| Unemployed/disabled (%) | 70% | 49% | |
| Unemployed for more than 12 months (%) | 87% | 76% | χ2 = 4.01, .045 |
| MADRS [M (SD)] | 10.71 (10.86) | 13.40 (10.57) | t = 1.93, .055 |
| YMRS [M (SD)] | 1.01 (3.48) | 3.15 (4.63) | t = 4.06, < .001 |
| PANSS [M (SD)] | |||
| Positive symptoms | 15.88 (5.04) | 10.32 (4.23) | t = 10.10, < .001 |
| Reduced experience | 6.23 (4.08) | 4.69 (2.21) | t = 4.82, < .001 |
| Reduced expression | 5.99 (2.46) | 4.76 (2.29) | t = 3.97, < 001 |
Note. MADRS = Montgomery–Åsberg Depression Rating Scale, YMRS = Young Mania Rating Scale, PANSS = Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale.