Clinical Study
Dimensions of Hallucinations and Delusions in Affective and Nonaffective Illnesses
Table 1
Comparison of demographic variables of patients of affective and nonaffective groups.
| | Variable | Groups | |
df | P | Affective ()
mean ± SD
n (%) | Nonaffective ()
mean ± SD
n (%) |
| | Age (years) | | | 0.72 | 58 | 0.471 | | Age of onset (years) | | | 2.31 | 58 | 0.024* | | Duration of illness (days) | | | 3.77 | 58 | 0.000* | | Duration of untreated psychosis (days) | | | 3.54 | 58 | 0.001* | | Duration of treated psychosis (days) | | | 1.48 | 58 | 0.144 | | Sex | | | | | | | Male | 22 (73) | 22 (73) |
0.00 |
1 |
1 | | Female | 8 (27) | 8 (27) | | Religion | | | | | | | Hindu | 27 (90) | 25 (83) |
0.577 |
1 |
0.448 | | Muslim | 3 (10) | 5 (17) | | Marital status | | | | | | | Single | 5 (17) | 4 (13) |
0.131 |
1 |
0.718 | | Married | 25 (83) | 26 (87) | | Education | | | | | | | Illiterate | 11 (37) | 11 (37) |
2.073 |
2 |
0.355 | | Up to matriculation | 18 (60) | 15 (50) | | Above matriculation | 1 (3) | 4 (13) | | Community | | | | | | | Tribal | 2 (7) | 2 (7) |
0.000 |
1 |
1.000 | | Nontribal | 28 (93) | 28 (93) | | Mother tongue | | | | | | | Hindi | 26 (87) | 21 (70) |
2.532 |
2 |
0.282 | | Urdu | 3 (10) | 6 (20) | | Others | 1 (3) | 3 (10) | | Habitat | | | | | | | Rural | 25 (83) | 29 (97) |
2.963 |
1 |
0.085 | | Nonrural | 5 (17) | 1 (3) | | Occupation | | | | | | | Unemployed | 11 (37) | 15 (50) |
1.425 |
2 |
0.490 | | Laborer | 4 (13) | 2 (7) | | Others | 15 (50) | 13 (43) | | Economic status | | | | | | | Lower | 22 (73) | 19 (63) |
0.693 |
2 |
0.405 | | Middle | 8 (27) | 11 (37) |
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Significant.
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