Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the participants of the three groups (patients with schizophrenia, first-degree relatives and healthy controls)
Patients n = 30 | First degree relatives n = 30 | Controls n = 3 | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age: (mean ± SD) | 22.67 ± 1.88 | 22.07 ± 3.03 | 23.27 ± 2.90 | 0.094 |
Gender: | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
Male | 24 (80.0) | 18 (60) | 13 (43.3) | 0.014 |
Female | 6 (20) | 12 (40) | 17 (56.7) | |
Education | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | 0.057 |
Primary | 4 (13.3) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
Preparatory | 10 (33.3) | 12 (40) | 7 (23.3) | |
Secondary | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 3 (10) | |
Diploma | 10 (33) | 8 (26.7) | 8 (26.7) | |
Higher education | 6 (20) | 10 (33.3) | 12 (40) | |
Occupation | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | < 0.001 |
Unskilled | 4 (13) | 6 (20) | 6 (20) | |
Skilled | 4 (13) | 8 (26.7) | 7 (23.3) | |
Unemployed | 18 (60) | 3 (10) | 0 (0) | |
Professional | 0 (0) | 4 (13.3) | 6 (20) | |
Student | 4 (13.3) | 9 (30) | 11 (36.7) | |
Marital status | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | 0.007 |
Single | 30 (100) | 22 (73.3) | 28 (93.3) | |
Married | 0 (0) | 6 (20) | 2 (6.7) | |
Engaged | 0 0 | 2 6.7 | 0 0 |