Table 2 Characteristics of the study sample (N = 434)
Variable | |
|---|---|
Women, N (%) | 218 (50.2) |
Age (mean ± SD) | 49.1 ± 14.7 |
Age of onset (mean ± SD) | 30.1 ± 16.1 |
Age class, N (%) | |
≤ 20 years | 0 (0.0) |
21-30 years | 42 (9.7) |
31-40 years | 91 (21.0) |
> 40 years | 301 (69.4) |
Illness duration >3 years, N (%) | 371 (85.5) |
Marital status, N (%) | |
Single | 237 (54.6) |
Married/Cohabiting | 126 (29.0) |
Divorced | 40 (9.2) |
Widowed | 20 (4.6) |
NA | 11 (2.5) |
Employment, N (%) | |
Employed | 106 (24.4) |
Student | 28 (6.5) |
Retired | 79 (18.2) |
Unemployed | 184 (42.4) |
NA | 37 (8.5) |
Main psychiatric diagnosis, N (%) | |
Psychotic disorder | 188 (43.3) |
Mood disorder | 231 (53.2) |
Personality disorder | 15 (3.5) |
Presence of secondary psychiatric diagnosis, N (%) | 148 (34.1) |
Presence of comorbid somatic illnesses, N (%) | 217 (50.0) |
Presence of cardiac comorbiditiesa, N (%) | 20 (4.6) |
Presence of vascular comorbidities, N (%) | 49 (11.3) |