Research Article

Effect of Olanzapine on Clinical and Polysomnography Profiles in Patients with Schizophrenia

Table 1

Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of the patients ().

Sociodemographic/clinical variable

Age (years), mean (SD)26.33 (6.08)
Duration of illness (months), mean (SD)32.80 (29.85)
Age of onset (years), mean (SD)23.67 (4.92)
Drug free period () (months), mean (SD)31.85 (35.50)
Olanzapine dosage (milligrams), mean (SD)19.0 (3.87)
Education, (%)
 <10 years7 (46.6)
 >10 years8 (53.4)
Occupation, (%)
 Employed11 (83.3)
 Unemployed4 (26.7)
Marital status, (%)
 Single10 (46.7)
 Married5 (33.3)
Family income, (%)
 Low14 (93.3)
 High1 (6.7)
Family type, (%)
 Nuclear4 (26.7)
 Joint11 (73.3)
Residence, (%)
 Rural12 (80.0)
 Urban3 (20.0)
Family psychiatric illness, (%)
 Non-affective5 (33.3)
 Affective1 (6.7)
Schizophrenia subtype, (%)
 Paranoid9 (60.0)
 Undifferentiated6 (40.0)
Drug status, (%)
 Drug naive8 (53.3)
 Drug free7 (46.7)
Side-effects, (%)
 Sedation9 (60)
 Rigidity3 (20)
 Tremor3 (20)
 Constipation1 (6.7)
 Orthostatic hypotension1 (6.7)