Table 1 Patients’ socio-demographic characteristics at enrolment (N = 637)
Description | Values | Non naïve (N = 574) | Naïve (N = 63) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender: | ||||
Males, n (%) | 414 (65.0) | 374 (65.2) | 40 (63.5) | 0.793* |
Age (years): | ||||
Median (min-max) | 31.0 (18–40) | 32.0 (18–40) | 28.0 (18–40) | <0.0001‡ |
Mean (SD) | 30.9 (5.49) | 31.2 (5.4) | 28.3 (5.9) | |
Body Mass Index: | ||||
Mean (SD) | 27.2 (5.3) | 27.4 (5.4) | 25.2 (4.3) | 0.002‡ |
Education: | ||||
Primary school, n (%) | 27 (4.2) | 25 (4.4) | 2 (3.2) | 0.164** |
Lower secondary school, n (%) | 301 (47.3) | 277 (48.3) | 24 (38.1) | |
Upper secondary school, n (%) | 271 (42.5) | 240 (41.8) | 31 (49.2) | |
Graduate/post-graduate, n (%) | 38 (6.0) | 32 (5.6) | 6 (9.5) | |
Marital status: | ||||
Single, n (%) | 546 (85.7) | 494 (86.1) | 52 (82.5) | 0.576** |
Married, n (%) | 66 (10.3) | 57 (9.9) | 9 (14.3) | |
Divorced/separated, n (%) | 24 (3.8) | 22 (3.8) | 2 (3.2) | |
Widow, n (%) | 1 (0.2) | 1 (0.2) | 0 | |
Family and caregiver: | ||||
Patients living alone, n (%) | 28 (4.4) | 25 (4.4) | 3 (4.8) | 0.751** |
Patients with a caregiver, n (%) | 309 (48.5) | 299 (52.1) | 29 (46.0) | 0.619* |
Working status: | ||||
Idle, n (%) | 336 (52.8) | 313 (54.5) | 24 (38.1) | 0.100** |
Working$, n (%) | 225 (35.3) | 200 (34.8) | 24 (38.1) | |
Student, n (%) | 60 (9.4) | 48 (8.4) | 12 (19.0) | |
Housewife, n (%) | 16 (2.5) | 13 (2.3) | 3 (4.8) | |
Economic support for schizophrenic condition: | ||||
Disability pension, n (%) | 187 (29.4) | 185 (32.2) | 2 (3.2) | <0.0001** |
Sickness benefit, n (%) | 7 (1.1) | 7 (1.2) | 0 | |
Both, n (%) | 5 (0.8) | 5 (0.9) | 0 |