First Rank Symptoms and Neurological Soft Signs in Schizophrenia

Table 2

Comparison of sociodemographic characteristics (categorical variables: residence and employment) between patients of schizophrenia with and without first rank symptoms (FRS).

Variable	Schizophrenia with FRS 𝑁=30; 𝑛 (%)	Schizophrenia without FRS 𝑁=30 𝑛 (%)	𝑥^2	df	𝑃
Residence
Rural	19 (63.3%)	24 (80.0%)	2.058	2	0.357
Semiurban	9 (30.0 %)	5 (35.7 %)
Urban	2 (6.7%)	1 (3.3%)
Employment
Employed	16 (53.3%)	13 (43.3%)	40.397	4	0.0001
Unemployed	14 (46.7%)	17 (56.7%)
Religion
Hindu	23 (76.7%)	24 (80.0 %)	2.390	8	0.967
Muslims	2 (6.7%)	3 (10.0 %)
Others	5 (16.7%)	3 (10.0 %)
Ethnicity
Tribal	5 (16.7 %)	4 (13.3%)	0.320	4	0.989
Nontribal	25 (83.3%)	26 (86.7%)
Marital status
Single	11 (36.7%)	17 (56.7%)	2.411	1	0.121
Married	19 (63.3%)	13 (43.3%)
Family history
Absent	28 (93.3%)	27 (90%)	—	—	—
Schizophrenia	1 (3.3%)	3 (10%)
Mood disorder	1 (3.3%)	0 (0%)