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Table 2 Continuous variables in patients with and without hcv infection

From: Characteristics of HCV positive patients in an Italian urban psychiatric unit

Variable

HCV infection

No HCV infection

T

df

P

Age (years)

38.6 (± 11.3)

42.1 (± 14.6)

1.515

1480

.130

Hospitalization length (days)

13.6 (± 12.0)

11.1 (± 12.7)

-1.261

1476

.207

Education (years)

9.2 (± 2.8)

10.8 (± 4.0)

2.070

898

.039*

Social class

12.1 (± 3.4)

14.4 (± 4.3)

2.873

886

.004*

Current GAF

21.6 (± 4.9)

23.6 (± 7.6)

1.326

910

.185

Last year best GAF score

42.9 (± 15.1)

50.5 (± 15.1)

2.641

874

.008*

Age at the onset of the disorder

23.4 (± 13.4)

29.1 (± 13.5)

1.909

736

.057

BPRS total score

61.0 (± 14.9)

58.7 (± 13.3)

-0.899

883

.369

Morrison

2.1 (± 2.8)

1.2 (± 1.9)

-3.053

1470

.002*

CGI

5.8 (± 0.6)

5.7 (± 0.6)

0.945

996

.345

  1. BPRS: Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale; GAF: Global Assessment of Functioning Scale; CGI: Clinical Global Impression.