Table 1 Characteristics of the 147 psychiatric inpatients in the study
Characteristics | General (n = 147) | ECT group (n = 43) | Non-ECT group (n = 104) | P (between groups) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (±SD) | 45.41 (±14.59) | 51.12 (±14.85) | 43.07 (±13.88) | 0.002* |
Number of previous hospitalizations (±SD) | 3.33 (±4.88) | 2.9 (±3.13) | 5.51 (±5.45) | 0.51 |
Age at the last hospitalization (±SD) | 41.99 (±13.90) | 48.64 (±15.18) | 39.39 (±1.6) | 0.004* |
Sex | ||||
Male (%) | 57 (38.8) | 11 (25.6) | 46 (44.2) | 0.03* |
Ethnicity | ||||
White (%) | 125 (85) | 41 (95.3) | 84 (80.8) | 0.02* |
Other (%) | 22 (15) | 2 (4.7) | 20 (19.2) | |
Had ECT before | ||||
Yes (%) | 25 (17) | 14 (32.5) | 11 (10.5) | 0.001* |
Presence of Melancholy | ||||
Yes (%) | 99 (72.8) | 33 (80.5) | 66 (69.5) | 0.132 |
Presence of Psychotic Symptoms | ||||
Yes (%) | 47 (33.1) | 17 (41.5) | 30 (29.7) | 0.177 |
Maniac Episode in the Past | ||||
Yes (%) | 50 (35.5) | 17 (42.5) | 33 (32.7) | 0.272 |
Number of medications in use: | ||||
Anti-depressives | ||||
0 (%) | 53 (35.8) | 37 (40.2) | 16 (44.4) | 0.9 |
1 (%) | 62 (41.9) | 45 (48.9) | 17 (48.4) | |
2 (%) | 12 (8.1) | 9 (9.8) | 3 (8.3) | |
3 (%) | 1 (0.7) | 1 (1.1) | 0 | |
Anticonvulsants | ||||
0 (%) | 105 (70.9) | 33 (84.6) | 72 (75.8) | 0.46 |
1 (%) | 26 (17.6) | 5 (12.8) | 21 (22.1) | |
2 (%) | 3 (2) | 1 (2.6) | 2 (2.1) | |
Lithium | ||||
Yes (%) | 25 (16.9) | 5 (12.8) | 20 (21.3) | 0.19 |
Typical anti-psychotics | ||||
0 (%) | 90 (60.8) | 60 (65.9) | 30 (76.9) | 0.27 |
1 (%) | 32 (21.6) | 26 (28.6) | 6 (15.4) | |
2 (%) | 8 (5.4) | 5 (5.5) | 3 (7.7) | |
Atypical anti-psychotics | ||||
0 (%) | 49 (33.1) | 38 (41.3) | 11 (28.2) | 0.13 |
1 (%) | 75 (50.7) | 51 (55.4) | 24 (61.5) | |
2 (%) | 7 (4.7) | 3 (3.3) | 4 (10.3) | |
Benzodiazepines | ||||
0 (%) | 82 (55.4) | 54 (58.1) | 28 (71.8) | 0.29 |
1 (%) | 49 (33.1) | 38 (40.9) | 11 (28.2) | |
2 (%) | 1 (0.7) | 1 (1.1) | 0 | |