Research Article
Novel Psychoactive Substances in Young Adults with and without Psychiatric Comorbidities
Table 1
Sociodemographic characteristics.
| Variable | Psychiatric patients (%) | Healthy subjects (%) |
| Age | 21.4 ± 2.7 years | 22.01 ± 2.6 years |
| Gender | Male: 45.6% | Male: 44.6% | Female: 56.4% | Female: 55.4% |
| Level of educational | Primary degree: 1.5% | Primary degree: 0.2% | Middle school: 21.7% | Middle school: 8% | High school: 63.1% | High school: 66.6% | University: 13.8% | University: 25.1% |
| Job status | Student: 37.4% | Student: 59% | Student/worker: 8.7% | Student/worker: 10.8% | Worker: 22.3% | Worker: 19.7% | Unemployed: 31.6% | Unemployed: 10.5% |
| Living status | Parents: 75.5% | Parents: 67.4% | Friends: 9.3% | Friends: 20.6% | Alone: 10.3% | Alone: 8.1% | Partner: 4.9% | Partner: 4% |
| Psychiatric diagnosis (DSM-5) | Psychotic Disorders: 20.9% | — | Depressive disorders: 15.5% | — | Bipolar disorder: 13.1%, | — | Anxiety disorders: 27.2% | — | Personality disorders: 17% | — | DOC: 6.3% | — |
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