Table 2 Socio-demographic characteristics of the 43 cases with psychotic symptoms and 43 'case controls.' Mean ± standard deviation and percentages and absolute numbers (in parenthesis) respectively are reported. P-values refer to group differences assessed by t-test/Wilcoxon test.
From: Khat use as risk factor for psychotic disorders: A cross-sectional and case-control study in Somalia
Patients with psychotic symptoms | Matched controls | Sig. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
total | male | female | total | male | female | p | |
N | 43 | 38 | 5 | 43 | 38 | 5 | 1.0 |
age | 33.9 ± 10.5 | 34.6 ± 10.0 | 28.6 ± 13.8 | 34.7 ± 10.3 | 35.3 ± 10.0 | 30.4 ± 12.8 | 0.718 |
Education (yrs in school) | 5.6 ± 4.5 | 6.4 ± 4.3 | 0.0 | 6.3 ± 4.9 | 7.1 ± 4.6 | 0.0 | 0.511 |
Martial status (% married) | 16.3% (7) | 18.4 % (7) | 0 % (0) | 44.2% (19) | 50.0% (19) | 0% (0) | 0.005 |
Employed or at school | 0% (0) | 0% (0) | 0% (0) | 41.9% (18) | 47.4% (18) | 0% (0) | < 0.001 |