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Table 2 Associations with clinical outcomes in the 2-year period following the first psychiatric hospitalizationa

From: Delay in psychiatric hospitalization from the diagnosis of first-episode schizophrenia and its association with clinical outcomes and direct medical costs: a nationwide, health insurance data-based study

Variable

Duration of the first psychiatric hospitalization (days)

Number of treatment discontinuations

Number of psychiatric hospitalizations

B

t

p

B

t

p

B

t

p

MPRb

-9.035

-0.987

0.324

-0.320

-8.816

 < 0.001

0.030

0.930

0.352

Duration from diagnosis to first psychiatric hospitalization (weeks)

0.028

0.108

0.914

-0.001

-0.740

0.459

0.003

3.013

0.003

  1. MPR medication possession ratio
  2. a Multivariate linear regression analysis was performed with age at diagnosis, sex, type of hospital making the diagnosis, and calendar year of the diagnosis as covariates
  3. b Calculated using the antipsychotic prescriptions during the period from the diagnosis to the first psychiatric hospitalization