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Table 1 The social, demographic and clinical characteristics of participants at baseline (n=160)

From: A 6-month randomized controlled trial to test the efficacy of a lifestyle intervention for weight gain management in schizophrenia

Variable

Lifestyle wellness program (n= 81)

Standard care (n= 79)

p

Gender

   

Female/Male

31/50

33/46

0.747

Age

36.2 (9.9)

38.3 (10.7)

0.209

Marital status

   

Single/Married/Other (divorced, widow)

64/8/9

62/10/7

0.787

Ethnicity

   

Caucasian/Afro-American/other

60/11/10

58/15/6

0.444

Education, years

   

1-8/9-11/>11 years

17/ 47/17

20/43/16

0.808

Occupation

   

With/ without occupation

36/45

38/40

0.857

Diagnosis (SCID)

   

Schizophrenia/ other psychosis

72/7

69/8

0.792

Age of onset, years

23.2 (9.0)

22.8 (8.7)

0.805

Duration of illness, years

13.1 (10.3)

15.5 (9.9)

0.142

Antipsychotic drugs

   

First / Second generation/ Association /None

11/57/13/0

7/59/11/2

0.382

Duration of current antipsychotic treatment, years

5.1 (6.1)

4.0 (3.6)

0.209

PANSS positive

12.3 (5.1)

12.1 (4.5)

0.685

PANSS negative

16.7 (6.6)

18.7 (7.3)

0.133

PANSS general

27.4 (7.0)

30.7 (8.5

0.055

PANSS total

56.4 (15.1)

61.6 (17.5)

0.138

Calgary

2.6 (3.2)

2.8 (4.7)

0.233

GAF

60.4 (15.7)

58.9 (15.4)

0.596

CGI

3.2 (1.1)

3.4 (1.0)

0.571