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Table 2 Lifestyle prior to hospitalization and clinical characteristics

From: Socio-demographic, clinical and offense-related characteristics of forensic psychiatric inpatients in Hunan, China: a cross-sectional survey

 

Number of cases

Percentage (%)

History of smoking

 Yes

216

46.9

 No

215

46.6

 Unavailable

30

6.5

History of drinking

 Yes

186

40.3

 No

237

51.4

 Unavailable

38

8.0

History of illegal substance use

 Yes

5

1.1

 No

416

90.2

 Unavailable

40

8.7

History of aggressive behaviors

 Yes

299

68.9

 No

135

29.2

 Unavailable

28

6.1

Criminal history

 Yes

45

9.7

 No

392

84.8

 Unavailable

25

5.9

Family history of mental illness

  

 Yes

54

11.7

 No

367

79.6

 Unavailable

40

8.7

Seeking medical help for mental illness

 Yes

345

74.8

 No

116

25.2

History of hospitalization in psychiatric hospitals

 Yes

269

58.4

 No

192

41.6

Previous use of antipsychotics

 Yes

303

65.7

 No

158

44.3

Irregular use of antipsychotics

 Yes

254

55.1

 No

207

54.9

Current diagnosis

 Schizophrenia

394

90.5

 Major depressive disorder

15

3.4

 Mental disorders due to epilepsy

10

2.3

 Mental retardation

9

2.1

 Bipolar disorder

8

1.8

 Mental disorders due to substance use

5

1.1

 Organic mental disorders

3

0.7

 Schizoaffective disorders

2

0.5

 Neurotic disorders

1

0.2

Current mental status

 BPRS (total scale score) ≤ 35 (29.63 ± 9.41)a

197

43.0

 CGI-S = 1–3 (4,3) b

204

51.7

 MOAS (weighted total score) = 0 (0.23 ± 1.53)a

385

83.5

Length of stay in forensic hospital (years)

 ≤ 5

130

28.2

 6–10

224

48.6

 11–15

83

18.0

 ≥ 16

21

4.6

  1. a Mean, SD
  2. b Median, quartiles