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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of FPA patients

From: Main clinical features in patients at their first psychiatric admission to Italian acute hospital psychiatric wards. The PERSEO study

Gender (1), N (%)

FPA patients (N = 253)

Non-FPA patients (N = 2219)

   Male

140 (55.3)

1118 (50.4)

   Female

113 (44.7)

1101 (49.6)

Age, mean (SD)

30 (6.0)

45.2 (14.0)

Occupational status (2), N (%)

  

   Employed

104 (41.1)

439 (19.8)

   Housewife

30 (11.9)

298 (13.4)

   Student

14 (5.5)

33 (1.5)

   Unemployed

90 (35.6)

568 (25.6)

   Other(3)

10 (3.9)

838 (37.8)

   UKN

5 (2.0)

43 (1.9)

Marital status (2), N (%)

  

   Single

139 (55.0)

940 (42.4)

   Married

58 (22.9)

506 (22.8)

   Widow

1 (0.4)

102 (4.6)

   Divorced

14 (5.5)

257 (11.6)

   UKN

41 (16.2)

414 (18.7)

Life habits, N (%)

  

   Smokers(1)

138 (54.6)

1283 (57.8)

   Alcohol abusers(1)

37 (14.6)

425 (19.2)

   Drug abusers(2)

18 (7.1)

68 (3.1)

Admission status (1), N (%)

  

   Voluntary

206 (81.4)

1897 (85.5)

   Involuntary

47 (18.6)

317 (14.3)

   UKN

0 (0.0)

5 (0.2)

  1. (1) P(chi-square test between FPA and non-FPA patients)>0.05
  2. (2) P(chi-square test between FPA and non-FPA patients)<0.005
  3. (3) "Other" occupational status includes retired or unable-to-work patients