Table 3 Clinical characteristics and symptom severity of psychotic in-patients compared to prevalence of Borna disease virus (BDV)- CIC and -Ag

Total number, n

42

64

7

99

Mean age (95 % CI), years

35.6 (31.9–39.40)

40.2 (36.6–43.8)

0.091

29.3 (21.7–36.8)

39.1 (36.1–41.8)

0.067

Gender

0.462

0.108

Men, n (%)

16 (38.1)

29 (45.3)

5 (71.4)

40 (40.4)

Women, n (%)

26 (61.9)

35 (54.7)

2 (28.6)

59 (59.6)

BPRS before (95 % CI), score

40.6 (37.6–43.6)

42.9 (40.5–45.3)

0.225

0.375

34.1 (27.7–40.5)

42.6 (40.6–44.5)

0.022

0.047

BPRS after (95 % CI), score

21.2 (18.8–23.6)

21.2 (19.3–23.2)

0.981

0.755

16.8 (10.6–23.1)

21.6 (20.0–23.1)

0.113

0.197

ΔBPRS (95 % CI), score

19.4 (17.5–21.3)

21.7 (19.9–23.5)

0.094

0.115

17.3 (10.4–24.2)

21.0 (19.6–22.4)

0.161

0.195

Duration of mental disorder (95 % CI), years

5.2 (3.2–7.3)

6.7 (4.6–9.0)

0.356

0.882

9.0 (2.2–15.8)

5.9 (4.3–7.6)

0.337

0.050

Duration of current hospitalization (95 % CI), days

29.2 (26.0–32.3)

29.4 (27.0–31.8)

0.915

0.703

33.9 (24.7–43.0)

29.0 (27.0–30.9)

0.201

0.312