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Table 1 Sample description

From: Childhood adversities are different in Schizophrenic Spectrum Disorders, Bipolar Disorder and Major Depressive Disorder

 

BD

DDM

HC

SSD

Statistics

P

N = 74

N = 83

N = 85

N = 91

Gendera

 Male

29

39.2

27

32.5

40

47.1

55

60.4

χ2 = 15.098

.002

 Female

45

60.8

56

67.5

45

52.9

36

39.6

  

Status civila

 Single

21

28.4

11

13.3

22

25.9

68

74.7

χ2 = 116.344

<.001

 Married

40

54.1

58

69.9

59

69.4

9

9.9

  

 Stable relationship

1

1.4

3

3.6

0

0.0

0

0.0

  

 Divorced

10

13.5

6

7.2

3

3.5

14

15.4

  

 Widower

2

2.7

5

6.0

1

1.2

0

0.0

  

Educationa

 Elementary school

9

12.2

17

20.5

6

7.1

9

9.9

χ2 = 17.960

.117

 Middle school I

23

31.1

24

28.9

29

34.1

24

26.4

  

 High school II

27

36.5

31

37.3

32

37.6

44

48.4

  

 University degree

15

20.3

11

13.3

17

20.0

11

12.1

  

 Post graduate studies

0

0.0

0

0.0

1

1.2

3

3.3

  

School performance at age 17a

 Low

38

51.4

45

54.2

40

47.1

44

48.4

χ2 = 13.266

.151

 Average

10

13.5

15

18.1

8

9.4

17

18.7

  

 Good

20

27.0

18

21.7

22

25.9

25

27.5

  

 Excellent

6

8.1

5

6.0

15

17.6

5

5.5

  

Employa

 Unemployed

26

35.1

14

16.9

6

7.1

47

51.6

χ2 = 65.072

<.001

 Unpaid job

22

29.7

27

32.5

24

28.2

18

19.8

  

 Student

2

2.7

6

7.2

3

3.5

6

6.6

  

 Part-time

5

6.8

9

10.8

14

16.5

11

12.1

  

 Full-time

19

25.7

27

32.5

38

44.7

9

9.9

  

Family nucleusa

 Alone

10

13.5

4

4.8

7

8.2

10

11.0

χ2 = 111.47

<.001

 Partner

42

56.8

61

73.5

57

67.1

9

9.9

  

 Parents

15

20.3

11

13.3

16

18.8

57

62.6

  

 Famil./Friends

7

9.5

6

7.2

5

5.9

7

7.7

  

 Structure

0

0.0

1

1.2

0

0.0

8

8.8

  
  1. aFrequency, %
  2. Abbreviations: BD Bipolar Disorder, MDD Major Depressive Disorder, HC Healthy Control, SSD Schizophrenic Spectrum Disorder
  3. For comparison, Chi-square test used for binary variables; the bold P values indicated the statistical significance