Table 1 Descriptive and clinical features of the patients with schizophrenia and healthy controls
| Â | Schizophrenia group | Control group |
|---|---|---|
|  | N = 100 | N = 99 |
Age (Mean ± SD) | 35.14 ± 10.08 | 33.96 ± 8.34 |
Gender* | ||
 Male | 67 (67%) | 41 (41.4%) |
 Female | 33 (33%) | 58 (58.36%) |
Country Born* | ||
 Qatari | 62 (62%) | 35(35.4%) |
 Non-Qatari | 38 (38%) | 64 (64.6%) |
Marital Status | ||
 Married | 16 (23.9%) | 34 (82.9%) |
 Single | 41 (61.2%) | 7 (17.1%) |
 Divorced | 9 (13.4%) | 0 (0%) |
 Widowed | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
 Missing | 1 (1.5%) | 0 (0%) |
Education Level* | ||
 Never Attended School | 2 (2%) | 0 (0%) |
 Intermediate / Elementary | 35 (35%) | 8 (8.1%) |
 Secondary / High School | 39 (39%) | 16 (16.2%) |
 Vocational Degree | 2 (2%) | 15 (15.2%) |
 College / Post-Graduate University | 22 (22%) | 60 (60.6%) |
Employment* | ||
 Employed / Student | 40 (40%) | 99 (100%) |
 Unemployed / Other | 57 (57%) | 0 (0%) |
 Retired | 3 (3.0%) | 0 (0%) |
History of Aggression* | 37 (37.0%) | 2 (2.0%) |
History of suicide attempts | 30 (30%) | 0 (0%) |
Frequency of suicide attempts (median/range) | 2 (1–7) | 0 (0%) |
ISST total score(Mean ± SD) * | 2.94 ± 4.64 | 0.47 ± 1.44 |
Module B total score * | 5.54 ± 12.63 | 0.90 ± 4.99 |
PANSS total score (Mean ± SD) * | 73.11 ± 23.10 | 31.59 ± 7.52 |
CDSS total score (Mean ± SD) * | 4.28 ± 4.33 | 1.35 ± 2.70 |