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Table 1 Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of the sample

From: Validation of a specific measure to assess health-related quality of life in patients with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder: the 'Tolerability and quality of life' (TOOL) questionnaire

Variables

Total n = 238

n (%)

Gender, male

 

151 (63.4)

Age, mean (SD)

41.9 (10.9)

 

Median time of treatment, months (SD)

33.50 (34.88)

 

Marital status, n (%):

  

Single

 

133 (55.9)

Married

 

69 (29.0)

Separated

 

17 (7.1)

Divorced

 

12 (5.0)

Widowed

 

7 (2.9)

Living status:

  

Alone

 

28 (11.9)

With parents

 

109 (46.4)

In a couple

 

74 (31.5)

Others

 

24 (10.2)

Working status:

  

Working full time

 

44 (18.5)

Working part time

 

28 (11.8)

Student

 

5 (2.1)

Unemployed

 

45 (18.9)

Retired (result of disease)

 

89 (37.4)

Retired (age)

 

10 (4.2)

Others

 

17 (7.1)

Clinical Global Impression Severity (median score = 3.00):

  

Normal

 

23 (9.7)

Borderline mentally ill

 

18 (7.6)

Mildly ill

 

79 (33.2)

Moderately ill

 

81 (34.0)

Markedly ill

 

32 (13.4)

Severely ill

 

5 (2.1)

Treatment with atypical antipsychotic drugs

 

227 (95.4)