Table 2 Overview of mortality rates and distribution.

From: What is behind the 17-year life expectancy gap between individuals with schizophrenia and the general population?

Variable

Total number (%)

Death number (%)

Person years

Mortality rate per 1000

Total patients

635

123 (19.37%)

5771

21.3

Age at baseline

Under 30 years

53 (8.35%)

2 (3.77%)

521

3.84

30–39 years

160 (25.19%)

12 (7.5%)

1544

7.78

40–49 years

186 (29.29%)

30 (16.12%)

1720

17.44

50–59 years

169 (26.62%)

44 (26.03%)

1481

29.71

60–69 years

53 (8.35%)

24 (45.28%)

418

57.42

70–75 years

9 (1.42%)

7 (77.78%)

54

129.63

76 years and above

5 (0.78%)

4 (80%)

33

121.21

Sex

Male

267 (42.04%)

49 (18.35%)

2419

20.26

Female

368 (57.96%)

74 (20.11%)

3352

22.08

DUP

<1 year

320 (50.39%)

58 (18.12%)

2926

19.82

1–2 years

227 (35.75%)

45 (19.82%)

2046

21.99

2–3 years

25 (3.94%)

5 (20%)

228

21.93

>3 years

63 (9.92%)

15 (23.81%)

571

26.27

  1. Person-years – Sum of individual follow-up times, reflecting how long participants were observed. Values are presented as absolute number (n) with percentages in parentheses.
  2. DUP duration of untreated psychosis.
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