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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics and clinical findings of both groups

From: Symptom remission and functional outcome in an Egyptian sample of patients with schizophrenia

 

Symptomatic remitters (n = 35)

Symptomatic non-remitters (n = 58)

P value

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Age

35.9

7.97

35.4

9.4

0.8

Age of illness onset

24.6

5.4

23.6

5.9

0.4

Duration of illness

11.3

6.2

11.9

7.4

0.7

Total PANSS

44.5

7.3

72.5

20.4

< 0.001**

PANSS total positive

9.2

1.8

17.9

7.1

< 0.001**

PANSS total negative

11.7

2.6

20.6

7.2

< 0.001**

Composite

2.0

0.5

1.7

0.5

0.01*

Somatic concern G1

1.2

0.4

1.3

0.7

0.2

Anxiety G2

1.7

0.96

1.7

1.0

0.8

Guilt feeling G3

1.3

0.6

1.3

0.7

0.8

Tension G4

1.7

0.9

1.6

0.7

0.9

Depression G6

1.6

0.8

1.6

1.1

0.99

Lack of judgment

2.1

0.6

3.9

1.3

< 0.001**

Gender

Male

23

34

44

66

0.29

Female

12

46

14

54

Education

Illiterate

5

14

9

15

0.2

Primary school

7

20

10

17

Technical

14

40

20

35

Secondary

4

11

1

2

University

5

14

18

31

Residence

Urban

28

80

38

65

0.1

Rural

7

20

20

35

Marital status

Single

17

49

36

62

0.4

Married

14

40

16

28

Sep./div.

4

11

6

10

Occupation

Employed

17

48.5

14

24

< 0.001**

Unemployed

7

20

37

64

Student

1

3

2

3.4

Housewife

10

28.5

5

8.5

Substance use

Yes

8

23

20

35

0.2

No

27

77

38

65

DUP

Less than 3 months

20

57

19

33

0.02*

More than 3 months

15

43

39

67

FH PI

Yes

15

43

19

33

0.3

No

20

57

39

67

  1. N Number, SD Standard deviation, DUP Duration of untreated psychosis, FHPI Family history of psychiatric illness
  2. *Statistical significance
  3. **High statistical significance