Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of patients with first-episode schizophrenia
Variable | Value (N = 15,994) |
|---|---|
Age at diagnosis, mean (SD), years | 30.8 (7.8) |
Age group, n (%) | |
  18–19 | 1084 (6.8) |
  20–24 | 3297 (20.6) |
  25–29 | 2927 (18.3) |
  30–34 | 3002 (18.8) |
  35–39 | 2763 (17.3) |
  40–45 | 2921 (18.3) |
Sex, n (%) | |
  Male | 7967 (49.8) |
Type of hospital making the diagnosis, n (%) | |
  Tertiary hospital | 2953 (18.5) |
  General hospital | 2916 (18.2) |
  Hospital | 6369 (39.8) |
  Nursing hospital | 657 (4.1) |
  Clinic | 3099 (19.4) |
Calendar year of the diagnosis, n (%) | |
  2012 | 3578 (22.4) |
  2013 | 2979 (18.6) |
  2014 | 2714 (17.0) |
  2015 | 2400 (15.0) |
  2016 | 2232 (14.0) |
  2017 | 2091 (13.1) |
Duration of the observation period, mean (SD), years | 5.3 (1.7) |
Duration from diagnosis to psychiatric admission, mean (SD), weeks | 5.4 (10.5) |
Number of psychiatric admissions a, mean (SD) | 2.3 (1.8) |
Number of treatment discontinuations a, mean (SD) | 2.8 (3.4) |