Table 1 Comparisons of remitted versus non-remitted patients according to RSWG-cr (12), N = 649

PANSS-8 sum score (M, SD)

649

10.3, 2.8

21.4, 7.0

 < 0.001¹

Age, in years (M, SD)

649

50.9, 13.8

51.1, 13.9

0.75²

Sex

649

Female

290

167 (46.9%)

123 (42.0%)

0.21³

Male

359

189 (53.1%)

170 (58.0%)

Year of diagnosis

643

2009 or earlier

472

256 (72.5%)

216 (74.5%)

0.58³

2010 or later

171

97 (27.5%)

74 (25.5%)

Country of birth

647

Sweden

409

217 (61.3%)

192 (65.5%)

0.27³

Outside Sweden

238

137 (38.7%)

101 (34.5%)

Level of education

601

Completed high school

419

238 (71.9%)

181 (67.0%)

0.20³

Not completed high school

182

93 (28.1%)

89 (33.0%)

Living situation

645

Independent living

343

222 (62.9%)

121 (41.4%)

 < 0.001³

Assisted living

302

131 (37.1%)

171 (58.6%)

Type of income

592

Personal income

184

124 (38.2%)

60 (22.5%)

 < 0.001³

Social benefits

408

201 (61.8%)

207 (77.5%)

BMI (M, SD)

649

29.5, 6.0

28.6, 6.3

0.84²

Obesity

649

148 (41.6%)

104 (35.5%)

0.11³

Somatic comorbidity (pooled)

649

102 (28.7%)

89 (30.4%)

0.63³

Diabetes

649

48 (13.5%)

50 (17.1%)

0.20³

Cardiovascular disease

649

53 (14.9%)

41 (14.0%)

0.75³

Thyroid disease

649

23 (6.5%)

14 (4.8%)

0.36³

Kidney disease

649

5 (1.4%)

3 (1.0%)

0.66³

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

649

12 (3.4%)

11 (3.8%)

0.79³

Cancer

649

5 (1.4%)

8 (2.7%)

0.23³

Smoker?

649

Yes

152

65 (18.3%)

87 (29.7%)

 < 0.001³

No

497

291 (81.7%)

206 (70.3%)

Antipsychotic medication?

647

Yes

592

314 (88.5%)

278 (95.2%)

0.002³

No

55

41 (11.5%)

14 (4.8%)

Health interview registered within the past year?

649

Yes

432

253 (71.1%)

179 (61.1%)

0.007³

No

217

103 (28.9%)

114 (38.9%)

Physical examination registered in the past year?

649

Yes

411

243 (68.3%)

168 (57.3%)

0.004³

No

238

113 (31.7%)

125 (42.7%)