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Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of remitted and non-remitted patients according to different criteria

From: Clinical Global Impression-severity score as a reliable measure for routine evaluation of remission in schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorders

Items

Criteria of remission

Remitted

Non-remitted

Statistics (df)

Education (years) (means ± SD)

SWGC

11.55 (4.16)

10.13 (3.43)

t(110) = 1.981 p = .050

CGI-S

11.55 (4.01)

10.16 (3.62)

t(110) = 1.922 p < .057

Occupation (unemployed) N (%)

SWGC

36 (64.3%)

47 (83.9%)

Chisq(1) = 9.775 p < .0001

CGI-S

35 (63.3%)

48 (84.2%)

Chisq(1) = 6.175 p = .013

Course of illness (continuous + episodic with residual symptoms) N (%)

SWGC

39 (69.6%)

50 (89.3%)

Chisq(1) = 9.560, p = .008

CGI-S

36 (65.5%)

53 (92.9%)

Chisq(1) = 23.343 p < .0001

Duration of illness (months) (means ± SD)

SWGC

163.68 (100.01)

227.48 (112.58)

t(110) = −3.171, p = .002

CGI-S

173.04 (106.72)

217.33 (111.11)

t(110) = −2.151, p = .034

  1. SWGC Schizophrenia Working Group Severity Criterion, CGI Clinical Global Impression Severity Criterion.