Table 2 Sociodemographic characteristics, baseline clinical characteristics and psychopathology measures by resistance to antipsychotic treatment.

From: Bioenergetic and early treatment response stratification (BIOERES): a two-variable prognostic model for early identification of treatment-resistance schizophrenia

 

NonTRS (N = 31)

TRS (N = 13)

   
 

Mean or N

SD or %

Mean or N

SD or %

t/\({X}^{2}\)

p

Significant comparisonsa

Age at onset

33.5

17.3

26.1

7.7

1.465

0.150

 

Female sex

13

41.2%

6

46.1%

0.066

0.797

 

Substance use last 6 months

19

61.1%

6

46.1%

0.855

0.355

 

Smoking

17

54.8%

4

30.7%

2.127

0.145

 

Cannabis use

14

45.2%

5

38.5%

0.168

0.682

 

Alcohol use

9

29.0%

2

15.4%

1.460

0.482

 

First degree family history of psychiatric disease

16

51.6%

5

38.5%

0.635

0.426

 

DUI (days)

141.0

149.2

452.2

564.2

-2.881

0.006

TRS>nonTRS

DUP (days)

46.3

73.0

37.2

44.0

0.415

0.680

 

Acute onset psychosis

9

29.0%

7

53.8%

2.437

0.118

 

Previous life stressful events

13

41.9%

5

38.5%

0.046

0.831

 

Duration of the index admission (days)

18.8

10.8

35.3

22.64

-3.283

0.002

TRS>nonTRS

Previous GAF

72.8

13.1

66.1

12.2

1.562

0.126

 

GAF admission

31.3

7.4

28.4

8.2

1.175

0.247

 

GAF discharge

62.9

9.6

60.4

5.6

0.865

0.392

 

Prodromal symptoms

19

61.3%

9

69.2%

0.250

0.617

 

PANSS Positive score

24.1

3.9

27.7

5.4

-2.508

0.016

TRS>nonTRS

PANSS Negative score

17.2

7.0

22.7

9.3

-2.116

0.040

TRS>nonTRS

PANSS General score

40.2

7.0

53.2

22.2

-2.962

0.005

TRS>nonTRS

PANSS Total score

81.5

13.3

103.6

32.2

-3.246

0.002

TRS>nonTRS

CSF total proteins

29.7

8.1

25.2

7.8

1.685

0.099

 

CSF LDH

29.4

13.2

19.2

8.3

2.552

0.014

TRS<nonTRS

CSF glucose

65.1

7.8

66.4

6.4

-0.513

0.610

 

Poor early antipsychotic response

3

9.7%

6

46.1%

7.490

0.006

TRS>nonTRS

Antipsychotic treatment at assessment

       

 Olanzapine

11

35.5%

8

61.5%

3.220

0.359

 

 Paliperidone

6

19.4%

2

15.4%

   

 Risperidone

11

35.5%

3

23.1%

   

 Aripiprazole

3

9,7%

0

0%

   
  1. ap < 0.05.
  2. SD standard deviation, DUI duration of untreated illness, DUP duration of untreated psychosis, PANSS positive and negative syndrome scale, YMRS young mania rating scale, HAM-D hamilton depressive rating scale for depression, GAF global assessment of functioning, CSF cerebrospinal fluid, LDH lactate dehydrogenase.