Table 2 Demographic and clinical characteristics of study subjects
From: Prevalence of metabolic syndrome among patients with schizophrenia in Ethiopia
| Â | Total | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|---|
Number of subjects, n (%) | 200 | 129(64.5) | 71(35.5) |
Age (in years) mean ± SD | 38.4 ± 9.8 | 38.4 ± 10.1 | 38.4 ± 9.4 |
Waist circumference in cm mean ± SD | 89.3 ± 9.7 | 88.4 ± 8.7 | 91 ± 11 |
BMI (Kg/m2) ≥ 25 n (%) | 73(36.5) | 32(24.8) | 41(57.7) |
Ethnicity n (%) | |||
 Amhara | 82(41.0) | 48(37.2) | 34(47.9) |
 Oromo | 45(22.5) | 30(23.3) | 15(21.1) |
 Tigray | 8(4.0) | 5(3.9) | 3(4.2) |
 Gurage | 42(21.0) | 28(21.7) | 14(19.7) |
 others | 23(11.5) | 18(14.0) | 5(7.0) |
Systolic Blood pressure (mm Hg) mean ± SD | 120 ± 18 | 121 ± 17 | 118 ± 21 |
Diastolic Blood Pressure (mm Hg) mean ± SD | 78.4 ± 11.5 | 78.7 ± 11.7 | 78.0 ± 11.1 |
Pharmacological treatment n (%) | |||
 FGAs | 132(66.3) | 88(68.8) | 44(62.0) |
 SGAs | 67(33.7) | 40(31.2) | 27(38.0) |
Lives with parental family n (%) | 160(80.0) | 112(86.8) | 48(67.6) |
PANSS Score mean ± SD | 83.6 ± 15.4 | 84.0 ± 15.4 | 82.9 ± 15.6 |
Smokers n (%) | 42(21.4) | 41(32.5) | 1(1.4) |
Khat chewing Status n (%) | |||
 Yes | 16(8.2) | 16(12.7) | 0(0) |
 No | 180(91.8) | 110(87.3) | 70(100) |
Occupational Status, working n (%) | 44(22.0) | 29(22.5) | 15(21.1) |
Duration of illness (Years), mean ± SD | 14 ± 9 | 15 ± 9 | 14 ± 9 |
Marital Status, Married n (%) | 28(14.0) | 15(11.6) | 13(18.3) |
Total Cholesterol (mg/dl), median (IQR) | 183(216–157) | 176(211–154) | 198(221–174) |
Triglycerides (mg/dl), median (IQR) | 118(164–83) | 123(179–87) | 103(149–77) |
HDL-Cholesterol (mg/dl), median (IQR) | 45(54–38) | 43(49–36) | 50(60–44) |
FBG(mg/dl), median (IQR) | 91(100–86) | 91(98–86) | 91(103–86) |