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Table 2 Demographic and clinical characteristics of participants

From: The prevalence of metabolic syndrome amongst patients with severe mental illness in the community in Hong Kong – a cross sectional study

Demographic

Number (%)

Gender

 

Male

62 (45)

Female

77 (55)

Marital Status

 

Single

93 (67)

Married

36 (26)

Widowed

8 (6)

Unknown

2 (1)

Educational Level

 

None

6 (4)

Primary

49 (35)

Secondary

80 (58)

University/Post Graduate

4 (3)

Diagnosis

 

Schizophrenia and related disorders

97 (70)

Bipolar Affective Disorder (BPAD)

14 (10)

Psychotic depression

19 (14)

Other (i.e. schizoaffective disorder; non-specified psychosis)

8 (6)

Unknown

1 (<1)

Employment Status

 

Unemployed

68 (49)

Employed

33 (24)

Homemaker

32 (23)

Retired/other

4 (3)

Unknown

2 (1)