Table 1 Descriptive analysis of the sample by sex.

From: Sex-based differences in Jumping to Conclusions: a multidimensional analysis of first-episode psychosis

 

JTC

 
 

No

Yes

 

Men

73 (86.9%)

11 (13.1%)

 

Women

31 (83.78%)

6 (16.22%)

 

Variable

Men Mean (SD)

Women Mean (SD)

p-value

Age

26.63 (6.8)

29.78 (6.61)

0.05*

SES

−0.08 (0.62)

0.19 ± 0.63

0.03**

Chlorpromazine dose

541.8 (722.1)

398.21 (163)

0.14

Suicide attempts

1.16 (0.37)

1.24 (0.69)

0.32

No. of hospitalizations

1.15 (1.41)

1.49 (1.32)

0.22

Anxiety (PDI)

14.48 (15.87)

15.87 (0.83)

0.41

Conviction (PDI)

18.11 (17.35)

18.06 (17.35)

0.94

Worry (PDI)

14.99 (16.53)

15.41 (16.53)

0.72

Total PDI

6 (4.61)

6.16 (4.97)

0.70

General symptomatology (PANSS)

27.4 (6.63)

27.41 (6.63)

0.99

Negative symptoms (PANSS)

15.31 (6.23)

13.05 (5.27)

0.18

Positive symptoms (PANSS)

12.47 (4.3)

11.65 (3.92)

0.38

PANSS Total

55.26 (12.14)

52.11 (11.97)

0.17

  1. JTC: Jumping to Conclusions.
  2. PDI: Peters et al. Delusions Inventory. Subscales include: Anxiety, Conviction, Worry and Total.
  3. PANSS: Positive and negative syndrome scale. subscales include: General, Negative, Positive and Total symptoms.
  4. SES: “Socioeconomic status” was calculated by combining three variables: educational attainment, employment status, and area of residence. Each variable was standardized (z-score) and equally weighted to generate a composite score. Higher scores indicate a higher socioeconomic status.
  5. Chlorpromazine dose: Medication dose converted to chlorpromazine equivalents using a standardized formula for cross-comparison.
  6. *Statistically significant difference at p < 0.05; **statistically significant difference at p < 0.01.
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