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Table 1 Baseline demographics and clinical characteristics (N = 124)

From: The serum level of C-reactive protein (CRP) is associated with cognitive performance in acute phase psychosis

Characteristics

  

Gender

N

% of sample

 Male

84

67.7

 Female

40

32.3

Antipsychotic drug naïve

64

51.6

Alcohol use last 6 months

  

 None

17

13.7

 Misuse

15

12.1

Illicit drug use last 6 months

  

 None

82

66.1

 Use/ Misuse

25

20.2

Current tobacco smoking

64

51.6

Diagnosisa

  

 Schz and related

67

57.8

 Acute

8

6.9

 Drug-induced

21

18.1

 Affective

11

9.5

 Rest

9

7.8

 

Mean

SD/ range

Age

33.5

12.4/18–65

Body Mass Index

23.5

4.6/ 15.8–40.3

Years of Education

12.5

2.7/ 8–22

PANSS Total

73.4

11.9/ 45–98

PANSS Positive

20.1

4.1/ 12–30

PANSS Negative

19.0

6.9/ 7–38

PANSS General

34.3

6.4/ 20–56

CDSS

6.2

5.0/ 0–23

GAF-F

30.5

4.9/ 18–45

CGI

5.2

0.6/ 4–6

RBANS t-score

37.8

7.7/ 20.2–58.8

  1. N number of patients, SD standard deviation; Antipsychotic drug naive = No life-time exposure to antipsychotic drugs before index admission; Misuse = Misuse or Dependence according to the Clinical Drug and Alcohol Use Scales (CDUS/CAUS), patients with no illicit drug use could be included in the category alcohol use last 6 months; Schz and related = Schizophrenia and related disorders: Schizophrenia, schizo-affective disorder, acute polymorphic psychotic disorder with symptoms of schizophrenia, acute schizophrenia-like psychotic disorder, delusional disorder; Acute = Acute psychosis other than those categorized under Schz and related; Affective = Affective psychosis; Rest = Miscellaneous psychotic disorders. All diagnoses are according to ICD-10; PANSS the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale, CDSS the Calgary Depression Scale for Schizophrenia, GAF-F the Global Assessment of Functioning, split version, Functions scale, CGI the Clinical Global Impression, severity of illness scale, RBANS the Repeatable Battery for the Assessment of Neuropsychological Status
  2. aPatients with missing diagnoses are not included in the list
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BMC Psychiatry

ISSN: 1471-244X

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