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Table 2 Differences of social-demographic and clinical characteristics of participants between high HPL group and low HPL group

From: Determinants and outcomes of health-promoting lifestyle among people with schizophrenia

Characteristics

low HPL group

(n = 267)

high HPL group

(n = 271)

χ2/t

P

Age (years)

45.06 ± 11.31

44.34 ± 11.60

0.733

0.464

Gender, n (%)

  

0.923

0.337

 Male

120 (44.9)

133 (49.1)

  

 Female

147 (55.1)

138 (50.9)

  

Employment status, n (%)

  

11.955

0.001

 Yes

46 (17.2)

81 (29.9)

  

 No

221 (82.8)

190 (70.1)

  

Education levels, n (%)

  

30.620

< 0.001

 Primary education or below

126 (47.2)

67 (24.7)

  

 Secondary education

76 (28.5)

98 (36.2)

  

 Higher education

65 (24.3)

106 (39.1)

  

Marriage status, n (%)

  

1.307

0.520

 Single

118 (44.2)

110 (40.6)

  

 Marriage

127 (47.6)

142 (52.4)

  

 Others

22 (8.2)

19 (7.0)

  

Tobacco consumption, n (%)

  

1.296

0.255

 Yes

47 (17.6)

38 (14.0)

  

 No

220 (82.4)

233 (86.0)

  

Alcohol consumption, n (%)

  

2.645

0.104

 Yes

18 (6.7)

29 (10.7)

  

 No

249 (93.3)

242 (89.3)

  

BMI (Kg/m2)

24.79 ± 3.90

25.01 ± 7.47

-0.424

0.672

Illness duration (years)

17.84 ± 10.02

16.0 ± 10.82

2.043

0.042

Antipsychotics treatments, n (%)

  

13.748

0.003

 None

54 (20.2)

26 (9.6)

  

 FGA only

11 (4.1)

12 (4.4)

  

 SGA only

162 (60.7)

198 (73.1)

  

 Both

40 (15.0)

35 (12.9)

  

High waist circumference, n (%)

  

1.481

0.224

 Yes

120 (44.9)

136 (50.2)

  

 No

147 (55.1)

135 (49.8)

  

High blood pressure, n (%)

  

31.891

< 0.001

 Yes

145 (54.3)

82 (30.3)

  

 No

122 (45.7)

189 (69.7)

  

Hypertriglyceridemia, n (%)

  

40.454

< 0.001

 Yes

186 (69.7)

115 (42.4)

  

 No

81 (30.3)

156 (57.6)

  

Low-HDL-C, n (%)

  

1.104

0.293

 Yes

54 (20.2)

65 (24.0)

  

 No

213 (79.8)

206 (76.0)

  

High fasting glucose, n (%)

  

6.224

0.013

 Yes

138 (51.7)

111 (41.0)

  

 No

129 (48.3)

160 (59.0)

  

PA level, n (%)

  

62.901

< 0.001

 Low PA

158 (59.2)

73 (26.9)

  

 Moderate PA

74 (27.7)

105 (38.8)

  

 Vigorous PA

35 (13.1)

93 (34.3)

  

ULS total score

50.37 ± 6.43

45.38 ± 8.48

7.694

< 0.001

  1. Abbreviation: health-promoting lifestyle = HPL, body mass index = BMI, first generation antipsychotics = FGA, second generation antipsychotics = SGA, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol = HDL-C, physical activity = PA