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Table 2 Somatic characteristics in our sample of participants with schizophrenia

From: Exploring low grade inflammation by soluble urokinase plasminogen activator receptor levels in schizophrenia: a sex-dependent association with depressive symptoms

Characteristics

Total sample (n = 187)

Males (n = 108)

Females (n = 79)

Somatic features

 Body Mass Index[kg/m2], mean (SD)

28.5 (6.1)

28.1 (5.8)

29.0 (6.5)

 Systolic blood pressure [mmHg], mean (SD)

126.1 (15.7)

130.2 (16.3)

120.8 (13.3)

 Diastolic blood pressure [mmHg], mean (SD)

79.8 (10.6)

81.7 (11.0)

77.4 (9.6)

Blood indices

 suPAR [ng/ml], mean (SD)

1.8 (0.6)

1.7 (0.5)

2.0 (0.6)

 hsCRP [mg/L], mean (SD)

2.2 (1,5)

2.2 (1.4)

2,3 (1.5)

 HDL cholesterol [mmol/L], mean (SD)

1.2 (0.4)

1.1 (0.3)

1.4 (0.4)

 LDL cholesterol [mmol/L], mean, (SD)

3.0 (1.1)

3.0 (1.1)

3.0 (1.1)

 Triglycerides [mmol/L], median (IQR)

1.4 (0.9–2.2)

1.5 (1.0–2.6)

1.3 (0.9–1.9)

 Fasting glucose[mmol/L], mean (SD)

5.3 (0.9)

5.3 (0.8)

5.2 (1.1)

Atherogenic index of plasma, mean (SD)

0.1 (0.3)

0.2 (0.3)

0.0 (0.3)

Comorbid diseases

 Cardiovascular disease, n (%)

21 (11.9)

13 (13.0)

8 (10.4)

 Diabetes type II, n (%)

7 (4.0)

3 (3.0)

4 (5.2)

 Infectious and autoimmune diseases, n (%)

12 (6.8)

7 (7.0)

5 (6.5)

Antipsychotic medication

 Antipsychotic medication [DDD], mean (SD)

1.3 (1.0)

1.3 (1.0)

1.3 (1.0)

 aAntipsychotic metabolic risk

 No antipsychotic medication, n (%)

20 (10.7)

12 (11.1)

8 (10.1)

 Low level, n (%)

27 (14.4)

15 (13.9)

12 (15.2)

 Moderate level, n (%)

76 (40.6)

39 (36.1)

37 (46.8)

 High level, n (%)

64 (34.2)

42 (38.9)

22 (27.8)

  1. Note. suPAR soluble urokinase plasminogen activator receptor, hsCRP high sensitivity C-reactive protein, SD standard deviation, IQR interquartile range (first quartile-third quartile), DDD defined daily doses
  2. Missing data (above 5% of data points): BMI: n = 12, Systolic and diastolic blood pressure: n = 9, HDL-cholesterol: n = 16, LDL-cholesterol: n = 22, Triglycerides: n = 15, Fasting Glucose: n = 17, Cardiovascular disease: n = 10, Diabetes type II: n = 10, Infectious and autoimmune disease: n = 10
  3. aAntipsychotic metabolic risk: See Table C in supplementary material