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Table 1 Mean score (s.d) for patient measures by ethnic groups

From: Health beliefs and carer burden in first episode psychosis

Patient measures

White

Asian

Black

Total

CDSS

4.97 (4.45)

4.41 (3.44)

3.00 (5.12)

4.52 (4.29)

IS total

8.22 (1.90

6.52 (2.26)

7.44 (2.75)

7.63 (2.23)

  Awareness of symptoms

2.97 (1.04)

2.70 (1.10)

2.77 (1.39)

2.86 (1.10)

  Awareness of illness

2.68 (1.18)

1.47 (1.32)

2.11 (1.36)

2.26 (1.34)

  Need for treatment

2.57 (0.67)

2.35 (0.82)

2.55 (0.58)

2.50 (0.70)

BAI

11.91 (7.96)

8.64 (10.50)

6.55 (7.53)

10.82 (8.80)

DUP* (days)

60 (141)

62 (202)

112 (229)**

79.0 (334)

PANSS positive

10.81 (3.71)

11.16 (4.44)

10.28 (2.56)

10.82 (4.59)

PANSS negative

11.21 (4.30)

15.00 (8.32)

8.57 (1.39)

11.74 (6.21)

General

25.43 (8.53)

27.16 (9.10)

20.14 (2.11)

25.11 (8.25)

  1. *DUP Median reported in place of mean due to non-normal distribution of data.
  2. **significant difference in DUP Median score on Mann-Whitney U p <0.05.