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Table 2 Demographic and clinical characteristics of the TRS groups with and without admission

From: First-episode psychosis in treatment-resistant schizophrenia: a cross-sectional study of a long-term follow-up cohort

Variables

TRS with admission for FEP (n = 41)

TRS without admission for FEP (n = 38)

Statistic Values

General information

 Age (years)

41.6 [10.2]

42.1 [12.1]

t = −0.197, P = 0.844

 Sex: Male/Female (n)

26/15

21/17

Chi = 0.544, P = 0.461

 Follow-up duration (days)

6040.2 [3424.8]

6247.1 [4005.1]

t = −0.247, P = 0.805

 Age at onset (years)

24.1 [7.5]

23.9 [9.2]

t = 0.122, P = 0.903

 Duration before meeting TRS (days)

2538.9 [2640.0]

3885.9 [3511.6]

t = −1.994, P = 0.050

Clinical index prior to treatment introduction

 Premorbid social adjustment

4.27 [3.29]

5.18 [2.95]

t = −1.298, P = 0.198

 DUP (months)

8.69 [17.6]

10.67 [15.39]

t = 0.512,

 DUP Median

2.00

6.00

P = 0.610

 Mode of onset: Acute/Insidious (n)

27/14

14/24

Chi = 6.65, P = 0.010

Clinical index related to FEP

 Duration of initial hospital admission (days)

169.3 [261.4]

0 [0]

t = 3.992, P < 0.001

 GAF after FEP

53.2 [16.8]

46.8 [16.0]

t = 1.716, P = 0.090

 GAF > 70 (n)

8

3

 CP-dose for FEP treatment (mg)

654.4 [427.5]

467.9 [374.6]

t = 2.034, P = 0.046

  1. Abbreviations: CP chlorpromazine, DUP duration of untreated psychosis, FEP first-episode psychosis, TRS treatment-resistant schizophrenia