Table 1

Demographic and clinical data of all participants (n=202)

Variablesn (%)
Male110 (54.5)
Marital status
 Single164 (81.2)
 Married or cohabited32 (15.8)
 Divorced or widowed6 (3.0)
Occupation
 Employee96 (47.5)
 Student59 (29.2)
 Business owner19 (9.4)
 Unemployed28 (13.9)
Underlying medical diseases20 (9.9)
Diagnosis
 Depressive disorder97 (48.0)
 Anxiety disorder53 (26.2)
 Schizophrenia31 (15.3)
 Bipolar disorder21 (10.4)
History of electroconvulsive therapy6 (3.0)
Current smoking33 (16.3)
Current alcohol use65 (32.2)
Any substance use77 (38.1)
Antidepressant use164 (81.2)
Antipsychotic agent use66 (32.7)
 Conventional antipsychotic agent14 (6.9)
 Atypical antipsychotic agent56 (27.7)
Mood stabiliser use26 (12.9)
Benzodiazepines use89 (44.1)
Anticholinergic use22 (10.9)
Medical drug use17 (8.4)
Mean (SD) or median [IQR]
Age, years30.2 (9.0)
Education (years)16.0 (2.9)
BMI (kg/m2)24.3 (4.8)
Illness duration (years)3 [1, 6]
BPRS scores26.6 (7.3)
Quality of life scores85.4 (11.8)
Antipsychotic dosage, mg (n=66) chlorpromazine equivalence175.0 [78.8, 401.3]
Antidepressant dosage, mg (n=164) fluoxetine equivalence20.0 [20.0, 40.0]
Benzodiazepine dosage, mg (n=89) lorazepam equivalence1.0 [0.5, 2.0]
  • BMI, body mass index; BPRS, Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale; IQR, interquartile range; SD, standard deviation.