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Table 2 Demographics and clinical characteristics

From: Characterization of affective lability across subgroups of psychosis spectrum disorders

 

SZ (n = 76)

BD-I (n = 105)

BD-II (n = 68)

MP (n = 48)

Statistics

P-value

 

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Age, years

29.8 (9.2)

31.6 (11.2)

29.4 (9.2)

29.5 (8.3)

F = 0.971, df = 3

0.407

Female sex, n (%)

27 (35.5)

56 (53.3)

47 (69.1)

27 (56.3)

X2 = 16.608, df = 3

0.001

SZ < all, BD-II > BD-1

Education, years

14.3 (3.1)

15.0 (2.9)

16.0 (2.8)

14.6 (3.1)

F = 1.950, df = 3

0.122

Duration of illness, years

4.1 (6.2)

9.9 (9.8)

13.1 (8.7)

6.1 (7.2)

F = 15.785, df = 3

0.000

BD-I and BD-II > SZ, MP

PANSS—total

56.2 (15.6)

42.1(8.4)

43.0 (8.2)

53.8 (14.2)

F = 30.356, df = 3

0.000

SZ, MP > BD-I, BD-II

PANSS—P

12.8 (4.8)

9.0 (2.5)

9.1 (2.6)

12.1 (3.8)

F = 28.431, df = 3

0.000

SZ, MP > BD-I, BD-II

Depression (PANSS item G6)

2.3 (1.2)

2.3 (1.4)

2.7 (1.4)

2.4 (1.3)

F = 2.167, df = 3

0.092

Anxiety (PANSS item G2)

2.8 (1.2)

2.7 (1.3)

3.3 (1.4)

2.5 (1.2)

F = 3.599, df = 3

0.014

BD-II > BD-I, MP

YMRS—total

3.5 (4.2)

2.3 (3.4)

3.0 (4.2)

1.7 (2.3)

F = 2.699, df = 3

0.046*

AUDIT total

5.1 (4.9)

8.1 (7.1)

8.5 (6.4)

5.3 (5.1)

F = 5.648, df = 3

0.001

SZ < BD-I, BD-II; MP < BD-II

DUDIT total

3.1 (6.9)

3.6 (7.1)

2.8 (5.6)

3.2 (7.1)

F = 0.237, df = 3

0.871

  1. Statistically significant group differences are highlighted in italic
  2. SZ schizophrenia, BD bipolar disorder, MP mixed psychosis, PANSS positive and negative syndrome scale, YMRS young mania rating scale, AUDIT the alcohol use disorders identification test, DUDIT drug use disorders identification test
  3. *Post-hoc tests were non-significant