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Table 1 Comparison of demographic and clinical characteristics between immigrant generations and geographical origins

From: Perceived discrimination is associated with severity of positive and depression/anxiety symptoms in immigrants with psychosis: a cross-sectional study

Continious variables Mean ± sd

1 gen (N = 59)

2 Gen (N = 31)

t-test (df = 88)

African (N = 19)

Asian (N = 42)

 

European (N = 24)

F2/82

Age (mean years)

32.95 ± 10.1

24.84 ± 5.9

4.120**

31.11 ± 11.1

29.76 ±9.0

 

29.33 ± 9.6

 

Education (mean years)

12.68 ± 3.9

11.97 ± 2.8

 

11.18 ±2.8

11.90 ±3.5

 

13.48 ± 3.7

 

GAF - symptom

43.64 ± 10.1

45.13 ± 12.5

 

40.16 ±6.1

43.29 ±11.7

 

47.08 ± 11.4

 

GAF - function

42.2 ± 8.9

47.06 ± 11.5

-2.227*

41.68 ±8.9

42.17 ±10.2

 

47.46 ± 9.7

 

Categorical variables N (%)

  

χ 2 (df = 1)

     

Male

32 (54.2)

18 (58.1)

 

16 (84.2)

25 (59.5)

>A

7 (29.2)

7.664**

Married/co-inhabitant

24 (40.7)

5 (16.1)

5.608*

7 (36.8)

15 (35.7)

 

5 (20.8)

 

Employed/Student

17 (28.8)

8 (25.8)

 

4 (21.1)

9 (21.4)

 

9 (37.5)

 

Schizophrenia spectrum

29 (49.2)

15 (48.4)

 

12 (63.2)

22 (52.4)

 

9 (37.5)

 

Bipolar disorder

17 (28.8)

6 (19.4)

 

1 (5.3)

10 (23.8)

<B

10 (41.7)

4.020*

Major depression/Other

13 (22)

10 (32.3)

 

6 (31.6)

10 (23.8)

 

5 (20.8)

 
  1. *p < .05, ** p < .001, A Post-hoc Bonferroni shows significant variance between immigrants from Europe and both Asia/Africa at 0.05 level,
  2. B Post-hoc Bonferroni shows significant variance between immigrants from Europe and Africa only at 0.05 level.
  3. Schizophrenia spectrum includes DSM-IV diagnoses schizophrenia, schizoaffective- and schizophreniform disorder.