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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of patients with schizophrenia and healthy controls

From: Disability assessment as an outcome measure: a comparative study of Nigerian outpatients with schizophrenia and healthy control

Variables

Schizophrenia (n = 100)

Healthy controls (n = 100)

Test of statistical difference

X 2/t value

df

p value

Mean

 Age (years ± SD)

39.53 (9.295)

39.47 (9.419)

0.045

198

0.900

Sex

 Male

52

52

0.000

1

1.000

 Female

48

48

   

Educational level

 Primary

20

20

0.000

3

1.000

 Secondary

47

47

   

 Non-university tertiary

17

17

   

 University tertiary

16

16

   

Marital status

 Single

52

25

32.31

2

<0.001

 Married

26

66

   

 Separated/divorced/

22

9

   

 Widowed

     

Religion

 Christianity

78

70

1.663

1

0.259

 Islam

22

30

   

Employment status

 Employed

63

92

24.115

1

<0.001

 Unemployed

37

8

   

Income per montha

 <$33

20

0

54.207

3

<0.001

 $33–$66.7

15

4

   

 $66.8–$333.3

22

74

   

 ≥$333.3

6

14

   
  1. SD standard deviation
  2. aSchizophrenia (n = 63), healthy controls (n = 92)