Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of participants at baseline
From: Symptom profile and short term outcome of catatonia: an exploratory clinical study
Characteristics | Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|---|
Demographic characteristics | |||
Sex | |||
Male | 5 | 25 | |
Female | 15 | 75 | |
Age | |||
15-24 | 12 | 60 | |
25-34 | 5 | 25 | |
35-49 | 3 | 15 | |
Employment before onset of illness | |||
Unemployed | 5 | 25 | |
Student | 9 | 45 | |
Farmer | 2 | 10 | |
Housewife | 3 | 15 | |
Undetermined | 1 | 5 | |
Educational background | |||
Non-literate | 8 | 40 | |
Literate | 12 | 60 | |
Marital status | |||
Single | 17 | 80 | |
Married | 2 | 15 | |
Divorced | 1 | 5 | |
Clinical Characteristics | |||
Diagnosis | |||
Schizophrenia | 4 | 20 | |
Mood Disorders | 15 | 75 | |
Catatonia due to General Medical Condition | 1 | 5 | |
Precipitating factors identified | -- | 7 | 35 |
Substance use history | -- | 1 | 5 |
Past history of catatonia | -- | 2 | 10 |
First service contact | -- | 17 | 85 |
Mean | SD | ||
Duration of catatonic symptoms before admission in days--Mean, SD | |||
Schizophrenia | 295 | 326 | |
Mood Disorders | 38.6 | 37.3 | |
GMC | 21 | -- | |