Table 1 Characteristics of the patients with personality disorders according to gender
Men | Women | p-value* | |
|---|---|---|---|
Number of patients | 289 | 284 | |
Number of deaths | 41 | 21 | |
Number of admissions | 1924 | 3139 | |
Total time of follow-up (person-years) | 3420 | 3204 | |
Follow-up time in years (mean, SD) | 11.8 (7.4) | 11.3 (7.4) | 0.37 |
Age at first admission in years (mean, SD) | 31.2 (9.9) | 30.2(12.2) | 0.28 |
Total number of days admitted (median, 1 and 3 quartile) | 70 (18.0, 214.5) | 111 (25.3, 293.0) | 0.013 |
Number of admissions (median, 1 and 3 quartile) | 3 (1,8) | 4 (2,1) | 0.004 |
% with personality disorder as only diagnosis (N) | 30.1 (89) | 23.9 (68) | 0.07 |