Research Article
Metabolic Syndrome among Schizophrenic Patients: A Comparative Cross-Sectional Study in the Middle Belt of Ghana
Table 1
Sociodemographic characteristics of study participants.
| Sociodemographics | Psychotic-treated | Treatment-naïve | 2,df | p-value | | n=236 | n=112 | | |
| Age (years) | 36.0 (27.0 -45.0) | 32.5 (24.8 - 45.3) | | 0.222 | Age groups (years) | | | 6.5,3 | 0.091 | < 40 | 143(60.6) | 76(67.9) | | | 40 – 49 | 61(25.9) | 16(14.3) | | | 50 – 59 | 20(8.5) | 11(9.2) | | | ≥ 60 | 12(5.1) | 9(8.0) | | | Gender | | | | 0.647 | Male | 115(48.7) | 58(52.0) | | | Female | 121(51.3) | 54(48.0) | | | Marital status | | | 10.4,3 | 0.015 | Single | 139(58.9) | 56(50.0) | | | Married | 79(33.5) | 47(4.0) | | | Divorced | 14(5.9) | 2(1.8) | | | Widowed | 4(1.7) | 7(6.2) | | | Employment status | | | 0.60,2 | 0.740 | Unemployment | 131(55.5) | 65(58.0) | | | Employment | 99(41.9) | 43(38.3) | | | Student | 6(2.5) | 4(3.6) | | | Educational level | | | 10.0,4 | 0.040 | Primary | 12(5.1) | 11(9.8) | | | JHS | 107(45.3) | 56(50.0) | | | SHS | 59(25.0) | 18(16.1) | | | Tertiary | 50(21.2) | 18(16.1) | | | None | 8(3.4) | 9(8.0) | | | Family history of Psychotic illness | | | 0.206 | Yes | 73(30.9) | 27(24.1) | | | No | 163(69.1) | 85(75.9) | | | History of alcohol and smoking | | 3.2,3 | 0.365 | Alcohol | 20(8.5) | 9(8.0) | | | Smoking | 6(2.5) | 0(0.0) | | | Alcohol and smoking | 22(9.3) | 9(8.0) | | | None | 188(79.7) | 94(84.0) | | | Duration of Treatment | | | | | < 3 months | 23(9.8) | | | | 3 -8 months | 44(18.6) | | | | 9 – 12 months | 48(20.3) | | | | >12 months | 121(51.3) | | | |
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df: degree of freedom; χ2: chi-square; n: frequency; JHS: Junior High School; SHS: Senior High School; EPS: extrapyramidal symptoms; p<0.05 is statistically significant.
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