Table 1 Demographic and clinical Characteristics of study participants
Characteristics | Cases (Patients with Schizophrenia, n = 82) | Healthy Control Subjects (n = 50) |
|---|---|---|
Males/Females (n) | 79 / 3 | 23 / 27 |
Age, Years Mean (SD) | 35.1 (9.7) | 28.8 (9.9) |
BMI Mean (SD) | 21.0 (3.35) | 22.0 (2.8) |
Ethnicity n (%) | ||
Oromo | 11 (13.4) | n/a |
Amhara | 13 (15.9) | n/a |
Tigray | 8 (9.8) | n/a |
Gurage | 45 (54.9) | n/a |
Others | 5 (6.1) | n/a |
Marital status n (%) | ||
Single | 67 (81.7) | n/a |
Married | 6 (7.3) | n/a |
Divorced | 4 (4.9) | n/a |
Widowed | 5 (6.1) | n/a |
Cohabiting | 0 | n/a |
Living arrangement n (%) | ||
Lives alone | 3 (3.7) | n/a |
Lives with Parental family | 63 (76.8) | n/a |
Lives with Marital family | 6 (7.3) | n/a |
Lives with other relatives | 10 (12.2) | n/a |
Lives with friends | 0 | n/a |
Age of onset in Years, Mean (SD) | 22.88 (6.63) | n/a |
PANSS total score Mean (SD) | 89.2 (20.2) | n/a |
PANSS classification in n (%) | ||
Markedly ill | 50 (61.0) | n/a |
Severely ill | 22 (26.8) | n/a |
Extreme severely ill | 10 (12.2) | n/a |
Duration of current episode | n/a | |
In months Mean (SD) | 13.82 (18.2) | |
Current Episode (%) | ||
First Episode | 4.9 | n/a |
Relapse Episode | 95.1 | n/a |
Smoking Status Yes/No | 15/67 | n/a |