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Table 1 Comparison of socio-demographic and clinical data of psychiatric patients with and without APs

From: Off-label use of antipsychotic medications in psychiatric inpatients in China: a national real-world survey

 

Total

(N = 981)

APs

(N = 620)

No APs (N = 361)

Z/χ2

p

Male

392 (40.0%)

262 (42.3%)

130 (36.0%)

3.71

0.054

Age (years ± SD)

46.72 ± 19.97

46.02 ± 20.55

47.91 ± 18.89

−1.84

0.066

Marital status

 Married

625 (63.7%)

371 (59.8%)

254 (70.4%)

11.12

0.004

 Single

240 (24.5%)

166 (26.8%)

74 (20.5%)

  

 Divorced/widowed

116 (11.8%)

83 (13.4%)

33 (9.1%)

  

Education background

 Uneducated/primary/ middle school

499 (50.9%)

335 (54.0%)

164 (45.4%)

6.76

0.034

 Senior high/ vocational school

270 (27.5%)

160 (25.8%)

110 (30.5%)

  

 College school or above

212 (21.6%)

125 (20.2%)

87 (24.1%)

  

Medical insurance

 Employee medical insurance

391 (39.9%)

243 (39.2%)

148 (41.0%)

11.57

0.003

 Residents medical insurance

423 (43.1%)

288 (46.5%)

135 (37.4%)

  

 Others

167 (17.0%)

89 (14.4%)

78 (21.6%)

  

Duration of illness (years)

7.14 ± 9.13

7.22 ± 9.23

7.00 ± 8.98

−0.15

0.883

GAF scores at admission

52.57 ± 18.59

49.71 ± 18.55

57.48 ± 17.63

−6.96

< 0.001

First hospitalization (yes, %)

570 (58.1%)

341 (55.0%)

229 (63.4%)

6.67

0.010

Psychotic symptoms (yes,%)

337 (34.4%)

294 (47.4%)

43 (11.9%)

127.56

< 0.001

Involuntary admission

206 (21.0%)

169 (27.3%)

37 (10.2%)

39.79

< 0.001

Restrained during hospital (yes, %)

145 (14.8%)

128 (20.6%)

17 (4.7%)

46.00

< 0.001

Agitation (yes, %)

162 (16.5%)

138 (22.3%)

24 (6.6%)

40.32

< 0.001

Suicidality and self-injurious behavior (yes, %)

41 (4.2%)

31 (5.0%)

10 (2.8%)

2.83

0.092

Received ECT treatment (yes, %)

96 (9.8%)

67(10.8%)

29 (8.0%)

1.99

0.159

  1. APs antipsychotics, GAF global assessment function scale, ECT electroconvulsive therapy