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Table 2 Sociodemographic characteristics of valuable patients (n = 2472)

From: Clinical features and therapeutic management of patients admitted to Italian acute hospital psychiatric units: the PERSEO (psychiatric emergency study and epidemiology) survey

Characteristic

Parameter

  
  

Females

Males

Gender, n (%)

 

1214 (49.1)

1258 (50.9)

 

Mean (SD)

Females

Males

Age

43.7 (14.2)

45.7 (14.3)*

41.7 (13.8)*

Occupational status, n (%)

Overall

Females*

Males*

Employed

543 (22.0)

225 (18.5)

318 (25.3)

Housewife

328 (13.3)

325 (26.8)

3 (0.2)

Student

47 (1.9)

19 (1.6)

28 (2.2)

Unemployed

658 (26.6)

249 (20.5)

409 (32.5)

Retired

703 (28.4)

309 (25.5)

394 (31.3)

Disabled

103 (4.2)

40 (3.3)

63 (5.0)

Other

42 (1.7)

21 (1.7)

21 (1.7)

NA

48 (1.9)

26 (2.1)

22 (1.7)

Marital status, n (%)

Overall

Females*

Males*

Single

1079 (43.6)

385 (31.7)

694 (55.2)

Married

564 (22.8)

365 (30.1)

199 (15.8)

Widow

103 (4.2)

83 (6.8)

20 (1.6)

Divorced

271 (10.9)

157 (13.0)

114 (9.0)

NA

455 (18.4)

224 (18.4)

231 (18.4)

Life habits, n (%)

Overall

Females*

Males*

Smokers

1421 (57.5)

542 (44.6)

879 (69.9)

Alcohol abusers

462 (18.7)

149 (12.3)

313 (24.9)

Drug abusers

86 (3.5)

15 (1.24)

71 (5.6)

Admission status, n (%)

Overall

Females*

Males*

Voluntary

2103 (85.1)

1073 (88.4)

1030 (81.9)

Involuntary

364 (14.7)

140 (11.5)

224 (17.8)

NA

5 (0.2)

1 (0.1)

4 (0.3)

  1. *Males versus females, p < 0.001; NA: Not available/unknown.