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Table 2 Age, length of hospitalization, time of assessment, educational level, social class, clinical variables in the non-hostile, hostile and violent groups

From: Hostility and violence of acute psychiatric inpatients

 

No hostility

Hostility

Violence

Variance analysis

Df

Bonferroni test; p < .05

Age (years)

42.2 (± 13.8)

41.9 (± 14.4)

36.3 (± 12.3)

F = 6.02

P = .002

2341

1 vs 3 = yes

2 vs 3 = yes

1 vs 2 = no

Hospitalization (days)

9.7 (± 12.5)

12.8 (± 13.8)

20.7 (± 17.4)

F = 32.99

P = .000

2348

1 vs 3 = yes

2 vs 3 = yes

1 vs 2 = yes

Interval admission/complete assessment (days)

3.0 (± 4.6)

4.0 (± 6.0)

5.8 (± 7.5)

F = 9.73

P = .000

1279

3 vs 1 = yes

2 vs 1 = yes

3 vs 2 = no

Education level (years)

10.5 (± 4.0)

10.9 (± 3.8)

10.7 (± 3.4)

F = 1.52

P = .220

1370

NS

Social class

14.3 (± 4.2)

14.2 (± 4.4)

13.6 (± 3.7)

F = 0.6

P = .546

1353

NS

GAF (current score)

24.6 (± 7.9)

23.3 (± 6.9)

19.8 (± 7.6)

F = 12.24

P = .000

1339

1 vs 3 = yes

1 vs 2 = yes

2 vs 3 = yes

GAF (best score in the last year)

49.6 (± 14.5)

47.2 (± 13.7)

41.1 (± 13.3)

F = 11.06

P = .000

1296

1 vs 3 = yes

1 vs 2 = yes

2 vs 3 = yes

Age at the beginning of illness (years)

29.4 (± 13.7)

27.0 (± 12.8)

21.9 (± 8.8)

F = 6.84

P = .001

933

1 vs 3 = yes

1 vs 2 = yes

2 vs 3 = no

BPRS total

57.0 (± 13.2)

61.4 (± 13.3)

61.5 (± 13.6 =

F = 17.49

P = .000

1278

NS

BPRS psychotic cluster

10.2 (± 5.1)

11.6 (± 5.1)

11.2 (± 4.8)

F = 11.85

P = .000

1278

2 vs 1 = yes

2 vs 3 = no

3 vs 1 = no

BPRS withdrawal/retardation

7.6 (± 4.4)

6.2 (± 3.9)

7.6 (± 4.3)

F = 15.96

P = .000

1278

NS

BPRS hostility/agitation

6.6 (± 3.0)

9.7 (± 3.6)

9.9 (± 4.4)

F = 138.93

P = .000

1278

3 vs 1 = yes

2 vs 1 = yes

3 vs 2 = no

BPRS anxiety/depression

9.9 (± 4.5)

8.1 (± 4.1)

7.6 (± 4.0)

F = 28.60

P = .000

1278

1 vs 3 = yes

1 vs 2 = yes

2 vs 3 = no

SAPS

33.1 (± 23.6)

41.3 (± 22.1)

42.1 (± 20.4)

F = 20.83

P = .000

1278

3 vs 1 = yes

2 vs 1 = yes

3 vs 2 = no

SANS

48.4 (± 24.7)

43.6 (± 23.6)

55.1 (± 21.6)

F = 8.99

P = .000

1279

2 vs 3 = yes

2 vs 1 = yes

3 vs 1 = no

MMSE

26.5 (± 3.3)

26.4 (± 2.9)

26.0 (± 4.3)

F = 0.59

P = .557

1231

NS

UPDRS total

7.1 (± 6.4)

6.0 (± 5.5)

7.4 (± 8.2)

F = 5.19

P = .557

1206

NS

UPDRS rigidity

0.5 (± 0.7)

0.4 (± 0.6)

0.5 (± 0.7)

F = 3.77

P = .023

1206

1 vs 2 = yes

1 vs 3 = no

3 vs 2 = no

UPDRS tremor

1.5 (± 1.7)

1.2 (± 1.5)

1.6 (± 1.6)

F = 4.43

P = .012

1206

NS

UPDRS akinesia

0.9 (± 1.2)

0.7 (± 1.0)

0.7 (± 1.3)

F = 4.25

P = .015

1204

1 vs 2 = yes

1 vs 3 = no

3 vs 2 = no

Barnes akathisia scale

0.5 (± 1.0)

0.4 (± 0.9)

0.5 (± 1.0)

F = 1.52

P = .220

1203

NS