|
Characteristic
|
Schizophrenia Cohort
|
Bipolar Cohort
|
|---|
|
(N = 43)
|
(N = 84)
|
|---|
|
Mean (SD) age
|
46.1 (13.0)
|
44.5 (15.0)
|
|
Female
|
25 (58.1)
|
62 (73.8)
|
|
Payer type
| | |
|
HMO
|
3 (7.0)
|
9 (10.7)
|
|
POS
|
21 (48.8)
|
48 (57.1)
|
|
PPO
|
5 (11.6)
|
12 (14.3)
|
|
Other/unknown
|
14 (32.6)
|
15 (17.9)
|
|
Comorbidities
| | |
|
Mental disorders
| | |
|
Depressive disorders
|
17 (39.5)
|
43 (51.2)
|
|
Dementia
|
0 (0.0)
|
0 (0.0)
|
|
Anxiety disorders
|
4 (9.3)
|
31 (36.9)
|
|
PTSD
|
0 (0.0)
|
0 (0.0)
|
|
Insomia
|
0 (0.0)
|
0 (0.0)
|
|
Other psychoses
|
11 (25.6)
|
19 (22.6)
|
|
Bulinia nervosa
|
0 (0.0)
|
0 (0.0)
|
|
Impulse-control disorder
|
0 (0.0)
|
0 (0.0)
|
|
Chronic fatigue syndrome
|
0 (0.0)
|
0 (0.0)
|
|
Alcohol/drug abuse
|
9 (20.9)
|
12 (14.3)
|
|
Suicide/self harm attempts
|
0 (0.0)
|
0 (0.0)
|
|
Any of above
|
29 (67.4)
|
69 (82.1)
|
|
All other
| | |
|
Diabetes
|
10 (23.3)
|
13 (15.5)
|
|
Hypertension
|
9 (20.9)
|
21 (25.0)
|
|
Obesity
|
3 (7.0)
|
3 (3.6)
|
|
Arthritis
|
2 (4.7)
|
2 (2.4)
|
|
COPD
|
2 (4.7)
|
3 (3.6)
|
|
Cerebrovascular disease
|
1 (2.3)
|
1 (1.2)
|
|
Coronary heart disease
|
4 (9.3)
|
4 (4.8)
|
|
Dyspilidemia
|
0 (0.0)
|
1 (1.2)
|
|
Characteristics of admitting hospital**
|
|
Number of beds
| | |
|
≤200
|
4 (9.3)
|
8 (9.5)
|
|
201-300
|
5 (11.6)
|
31 (36.9)
|
|
>300
|
32 (74.4)
|
45 (53.6)
|
|
Non-teaching facilities
|
37 (86.0)
|
78 (92.9)
|
|
Receipt during pre-admission period of
|
|
Antipsychotics
| | |
|
Atypicals
|
40 (93.0)
|
65 (77.4)
|
|
Others
|
17 (39.5)
|
12 (14.3)
|
|
All of the above
|
41 (95.3)
|
66 (78.6)
|
|
All other psychotropic medications
|
33 (76.7)
|
78 (92.9)
|
|
Total costs, $
| | |
|
Mean (SD) total pre-admission costs, $
|
13,696 (9,517)
|
13,747 (11,236)
|
- *Unless otherwise indicated, all values are number of patients (%).
- HMO: Health-maintenance organization; POS: Point of service; PPO: Preferred-provider organization; PTSD: Post-traumatic stress disorder; COPD: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder.
