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Table 1 Characteristics of patients with schizophrenia and control subjects

From: Hip, vertebral, and wrist fracture risks and schizophrenia: a nationwide longitudinal study

Demographic data

Patients with Schizophrenia

N = 2028

Patients without Schizophrenia

N = 8112

P values

n

%

n

%

Age (years) a

36.3 (27.63–46.24)

 

36.2 (27.56–46.31)

 

>.99

Distribution of age

 20–39

1216

59.96

4864

59.96

 

 40–59

643

31.71

2572

31.71

 

  ≥ 60

169

8.33

676

8.33

 

Sex

    

>.99

 Male

1026

50.29

4104

50.59

 

 Female

1002

49.41

4008

49.41

 

Comorbidities

 Hypertension

232

11.44

876

10.80

.41

 Diabetes mellitus

161

7.94

517

6.37

.01*

  Dyslipidemia

165

8.14

687

8.47

.63

  Coronary artery disease

20

0.97

22

0.27

<.01*

 Congestive heart failure

26

1.28

89

1.10

.48

 Cerebrovascular disease

92

4.54

173

2.13

<.01*

 Chronic pulmonary disease

181

8.93

591

7.29

.01*

 Osteoarthritis

185

9.12

736

9.07

.95

  Malignancy

8

0.39

48

0.59

.28

Degree of urbanization

    

<.01*

 Urban

1123

55.37

5007

61.72

 

 Suburban

678

33.43

2518

31.04

 

 Rural

227

11.19

587

7.24

 

Income group

    

<.01*

 Low income

1449

71.45

3298

40.66

 

 Medium income

532

26.23

3264

40.24

 

 High income

47

2.32

1550

19.11

 

Follow-up, years a

7.60 (6.21–9.02)

 

7.72 (6.42–9.03)

 

<.01*

Newly diagnosed fracture, N (%)

89

4.39

257

3.17

.01*

 Hip fracture

25

1.23

54

0.67

.01*

 Vertebral fracture

53

2.61

142

1.75

.01*

 Wrist fracture

18

0.89

76

0.94

.84

  1. aMedian (interquartile range); * Statistical significance