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Table 1 Clinical and demographic characteristics and comparison between SMI and control subjects

From: Developing a clinical decision tool based on electroretinogram to monitor the risk of severe mental illness

 

SMI

n = 301

Control

n = 200

p value*

Age years mean (SD)

40.1 (9.9)

39.35 (10.3)

0.43

Male n (%)

182 (60.5)

124 (62.0)

0.73

Pupil size, mm mean (SD)

3.79 (1.14)

3.80 (1.01)

0.90

Diagnosis, n (%)

 Schizophrenia

150 (49.8)

 Bipolar disorder

151 (50.2)

Duration of illness, years mean (SD)

26.9 (8.0)

Medication, n (%)

 Olanzapine

45 (14.9)

 Quetiapine

77 (25.6)

 Clozapine

49 (16.3)

 Risperidone

55 (18.3)

 Lithium

73 (24.3)

 Aripiprazole

35 (11.6)

 Synthroid

27 (8.9)

  1. - The p value comparing the severe mental illness (SMI) and control groups is based on the t-test for continuous variables and chi-square for categorical variables
  2. *The significance level was set to α =0.05