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Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of PM and GM patients

From: Aggressive behavior and metacognitive functions: a longitudinal study on patients with mental disorders

 

PM (N = 87)

GM (N = 93)

Testa

p value

Age

 Mean (SD)

46.67 (10.2)

41.01 (9.36)

F = 15.34

< 0.001

Gender

 Male (%)

69 (79.3)

66 (71.0)

Χ2= 1.67

0.196

 Female (%)

18 (20.7)

27 (29.0)

Setting

 Outpatients (%)

47 (54.0)

54 (58.1)

Χ2= 0.3

0.585

 Inpatients (%)

40 (46.0)

39 (41.9)

 

Marital status

 Single (%)

33 (37.9)

36 (38.7)

Χ2= 0.012

0.914

 Married or cohabitating (%)

54 (62.1)

57 (61.3)

Education

 Low (%)

67 (77.0)

57 (61.3)

Χ2= 5.18

0.023

 Medium–high (%)

20 (23.0)

36 (38.7)

Employment

 Employed (%)

24 (27.6)

27 (29.7)

Χ2= 0.10

0.759

 Unemployed (%)

63 (72.4)

64 (70.3)

Cohabiting

 Alone (%)

26 (33.8)

19 (23.8)

Χ2= 5.53

0.063

 Family (%)

43 (55.8)

58 (72.5)

 Others (%)

8 (10.4)

3 (3.8)

Frequent social contacts

 Yes (%)

77 (80.2)

65 (78.3)

Χ2= 0.097

0.755

 No (%)

19 (19.8)

18 (21.7)

Time spent doing nothing

 Up to 3 h a day (%)

32 (36.8)

43 (47.3)

Χ2= 2

0.157

 More than 3 h a day (%)

55 (63.2)

48 (52.7)

Family support

 Present (%)

58 (69.9)

68 (78.2)

Χ2= 1.52

0.218

 Absent (%)

25 (30.1)

19 (21.8)

Treatment collaboration

 Collaborative (%)

78 (90.7)

88 (96.7)

Χ2= 2.74

0.098

 Not collaborative (%)

8 (9.3)

3 (3.3)

  1. aChi square test for the categorical variables and ANOVA for quantitative variables