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Table 3 Bivariate analysis taking current and lifetime sexual hallucinations and/or delusions as dependent variables

From: A cross-sectional study of current and lifetime sexual hallucinations and delusions in Lebanese patients with schizophrenia: frequency, characterization, and association with childhood traumatic experiences and disease severity

 

Current

p-value

Lifetime

p-value

Presence of Sexual Hallucinations and/or Delusions

Absence of Sexual Hallucinations and/or Delusions

Presence of Sexual Hallucinations and/or Delusions

Absence of Sexual Hallucinations and/or Delusions

Categorical Variables

N (%)

N (%)

 

N (%)

N (%)

 

Gender

  Male

39 (39.8%)

59 (60.2%)

0.296

52 (53.1%)

46 (46.9%)

0.395

  Female

22 (31.9%)

47 (68.1%)

32 (46.4%)

37 (53.6%)

Marital Status

  Single/divorced/widowed

58 (36.9%)

99 (63.1%)

0.658

78 (49.7%)

79 (50.3%)

0.527

  Married

3 (30.0%)

7 (70.0%)

6 (60.0%)

4 (40.0%)

Education Level

  Primary

24 (42.1%)

33 (57.9%)

0.195

30 (52.6%)

27 (47.4%)

0.653

  Complementary

20 (40.0%)

30 (60.0%)

23 (46.0%)

27 (54.0%)

  Secondary

15 (33.3%)

30 (66.7%)

25 (55.6%)

20 (44.4%)

  University

2 (13.3%)

13 (86.7%)

6 (40.0%)

9 (60.0%)

Religion

  Christian

36 (33.6%)

71 (66.4%)

0.302

54 (50.5%)

53 (49.5%)

0.954

  Muslim

25 (41.7%)

35 (58.3%)

30 (50.0%)

30 (50.0%)

Illegal Drug Use

  Yes

10 (83.3%)

2 (16.7%)

 < 0.001

10 (83.3%)

2 (16.7%)

0.018

  No

51 (32.9%)

104 (67.1%)

74 (47.7%)

81 (52.3%)

Smoking Status

  Yes

38 (37.6%)

63 (62.4%)

0.716

53 (52.5%)

48 (47.5%)

0.487

  No

23 (34.8%)

43 (65.2%)

31 (47.0%)

35 (53.0%)

Alcohol Use

  Yes

24 (52.2%)

22 (47.8%)

0.010

33 (71.7%)

13 (28.3%)

0.001

  No

37 (30.6%)

84 (69.4%)

51 (42.1%)

70 (57.9%)

Continuous Variables

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

 

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

 

Age

55.75 ± 12.03

56.30 ± 12.49

0.783

55.21 ± 12.09

57.00 ± 12.50

0.350

Duration of Treatment (in years)

15.88 ± 12.13

17.55 ± 12.25

0.397

16.13 ± 11.72

17.75 ± 12.68

0.392

Duration of Hospitalization (in years)

12.44 ± 11.12

12.72 ± 10.94

0.874

12.32 ± 10.80

12.91 ± 11.21

0.729

Cumulative Cigarette Smoking

195.09 ± 291.14

298.33 ± 494.35

0.091

229.10 ± 350.99

292.51 ± 503.22

0.246

Total PANSS scale

69.00 ± 24.47

52.55 ± 19.13

 < 0.001

 

  Positive PANSS

18.29 ± 8.56

12.36 ± 7.00

 < 0.001

 

  Negative PANSS

15.11 ± 7.28

13.32 ± 6.38

0.100

 

  General Psychopathology PANSS

35.59 ± 15.24

26.86 ± 10.97

 < 0.001

 

Psychological Abuse

8.86 ± 10.58

2.50 ± 5.08

 < 0.001

7.52 ± 9.56

2.09 ± 5.17

 < 0.001

Physical Abuse

3.31 ± 5.48

1.30 ± 3.01

0.010

3.00 ± 4.98

1.06 ± 2.90

0.003

Sexual Abuse

2.22 ± 3.90

0.54 ± 1.38

0.002

2.05 ± 3.53

0.24 ± 0.80

 < 0.001

Neglect

12.90 ± 8.62

10.93 ± 9.24

0.177

12.45 ± 8.53

10.84 ± 9.51

0.252

  1. Numbers in bold indicate significant p-values