Table 1 Gender differences at baseline*
| Â | All patients | Women | Men | Â |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Characteristic | N = 1996 | N = 700 | N = 1296 | P |
Demographics | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Age | 38.6 (11.4) | 40.9 (12.8) | 37.3 (10.4) | <0.001 |
   Race |  |  |  | 0.013 |
Caucasian | 1600 (80.2%) | 587 (83.9%) | 1013 (78.2%) | 0.002 |
African descent | 220 (11.0%) | 67 (9.6%) | 153 (11.8%) | 0.128 |
Hispanic | 83 (4.2%) | 19 (2.7%) | 64 (4.9%) | 0.018 |
Other | 93 (4.7%) | 27 (3.9%) | 66 (5.1%) | 0.211 |
   Diagnosis |  |  |  | <0.001 |
Schizophrenia | 1658 (83.1%) | 526 (75.1%) | 1132 (87.3%) | <0.001 |
Schizoaffective disorder | 300 (15.0%) | 157 (22.4%) | 143 (11.0%) | <0.001 |
Schizophreniform disorder | 38 (1.9%) | 17 (2.4%) | 21 (1.6%) | 0.207 |
Core schizophrenia symptoms | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   BPRS total | 33.4 (10.7) | 33.5 (11.2) | 33.3 (10.5) | 0.660 |
   BPRS positive | 10.3 (4.1) | 10.0 (4.1) | 10.5 (4.0) | 0.017 |
   BPRS negative | 6.7 (3.3) | 6.7 (3.4) | 6.7 (3.3) | 0.791 |
Depressive symptoms | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   MADRS | 16.6 (8.8) | 17.3 (9.3) | 16.3 (8.5) | 0.031 |
   BPRS anxiety and depression | 7.5 (3.8) | 8.0 (3.9) | 7.3 (3.8) | <0.001 |
Functional status | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   SF-36 physical component | 43.6 (13.0) | 41.4 (14.0) | 44.5 (12.5) | 0.004 |
   SF-36 mental component | 34.6 (12.4) | 34.6 (12.9) | 34.6 (12.2) | 0.958 |
Weight | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Weight, kg | 76.8 (17.1) | 70.2 (16.4) | 80.4 (16.3) | <0.001 |
   BMI | 26.0 (5.2) | 26.5 (5.8) | 25.8 (4.9) | 0.007 |
   BMI level |  |  |  | <0.001 |
Underweight to average (BMI < 25) | 930 (48.9%) | 319 (47.6%) | 611 (49.6%) | 0.418 |
Overweight (BMI ≥ 25 and < 30) | 609 (32.0%) | 191 (28.5%) | 418 (33.9%) | 0.016 |
Obese (BMI ≥ 30) | 364 (19.1%) | 160 (23.9%) | 204 (16.5%) | <0.001 |