Observational Study
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World J Psychiatry. Jan 19, 2022; 12(1): 140-150
Published online Jan 19, 2022. doi: 10.5498/wjp.v12.i1.140
Table 2 Characteristics of schizophrenia patients with or without coronavirus disease 2019
COVID-19 patients (n = 84)Non-COVID-19 patients (n = 174)F, Z or χP
Age (yr)54.6 ± 9.551.1 ± 9.57.650.006
Gender (Male/ Female)64/20 (76.2%/23.8%)137/31 (78.7%/17.8%)3.360.07
Marital status1.060.59
Single45/75 (60.0%)104/160 (65.0%)
Married9/75 (12.0%)21/160 (13.1%)
Divorced21/75 (28.0%)35/160 (21.9%)
Weight (kg)62.0 ± 10.367.8 ± 16.69.400.002
Blood pressure
Systolic pressure122.5 ± 7.2125.5 ± 8.07.980.005
Diastolic pressure77.3 ± 5.776.6 ± 6.00.810.37
Smoker/non-smoker11/6592/7435.80.000
Duration of illness (years)29.4 ± 11.027.4 ± 10.32.090.14
Age of onset (years)25.4 ± 7.923.8 ± 7.32.060.15
Comorbid physical diseases43 (48.8%)44/164 (26.8%)11.90.001
Antipsychotics14.10.03
Olanzapine18 (21.4%)16 (9.2%)
Risperidone16 (19.0%)45 (25.9%)
Clozapine15 (17.9%)55 (31.6%)
Quetiapine13 (15.5%)18 (10.3%)
Aripiprazole11 (13.1%)17 (9.8%)
Ziprasidone4 (4.8%)5 (2.9%)
Typicals7 (8.3%)18 (10.3%)
Antipsychotic dose (mg/d) (chlorpromazine equivalents)264.4 ± 160.8226.9 ± 152.83.160.08