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Table 1 Patient characteristics at enrollment (n = 1028)

From: Time to discontinuation of atypical versus typical antipsychotics in the naturalistic treatment of schizophrenia

Characteristic

Value

Age, years, mean (SD)

40.8 (11.0)

Male gender, % (n)

59.2 (609)

Ethnicity, % (n)

 

   White

51.9 (553)

   Black

39.2 (403)

   Other

8.9 (92)

Schizoaffective disorder, % (n)

34.3 (353)

Illness duration, mean (SD)

20.7 (11.6)

Coverage by Medicaid and/or Medicare, % (n)

81.2 (835)

No health insurance % (n)

7.5 (77)

Substance use disorder, % (n)

28.8 (296)

Psychiatric hospitalization at enrollment or in prior 6 months, % (n)

25.6 (263)

Quality of Life Scale, total score, mean (SD)

73.9 (19.4)

MADRS, mean (SD)

15.7 (10.7)

PANSS, total score, mean (SD)

73.2 (18.6)

  1. Abbreviations: SD, standard deviation; MADRS, Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale; PANSS, Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale