From: Gender differences in coerced patients with schizophrenia
Total sample | Female | Male | p | |
---|---|---|---|---|
N = 522 (%) | N = 231 (%) | N = 291 (%) | ||
Age (mean±SD) | 38.1 ± 11.1 | 41.1 ± 10.8 | 35.7 ± 10.8 | t-test, p < .001 |
Type of schizophrenia | ||||
Paranoid schizophrenia | 365 (70.0) | 148 (64.0) | 217 (74.6) | Χ 2 = 14.441, df = 6, p = .025 |
Psychiatric hospitalization in the past | 389 (74.5) | 178 (79.5) | 211 (74.0) | Χ 2 = 2.052, df = 1, p = .152 |
Marital status | ||||
Single | 319 (61.1) | 95 (41.2) | 224 (77.0) | Χ 2 = 75.514, df = 3, p < .001 |
Employment status | ||||
Unemployed | 186 (35.6) | 67 (29.2) | 119 (41.0) | Χ 2 = 24.969, df = 6, p < .001 |
Housing situation | ||||
Live on their own | 311 (59.6) | 205 (70.5) | 106 (46.1) | Χ 2 = 46.516, df = 5, p < .001 |
BPRS total score (mean±SD) | 56.5 ± 14.7 | 58.9 ± 14.5 | 54.6 ± 14.0 | t-test, p = .004 |
GAF score (mean±SD) | 28.6 ± 12.9 | 26.2 ± 12.8 | 30.5 ± 12.7 | t-test, p < .001 |