Measure | EO-AN M ± SD or N (%) | TO-AN M ± SD or N (%) | LO-AN M ± SD or N (%) | p-value |
---|---|---|---|---|
N = 58 | N = 113 | N = 78 | ||
Age | 24.77 ± 7.94 | 24.96 ± 8.48 | 30.59 ± 10.06** | <.001 |
Age of onset | 12.31 ± 2.35 | 16.19 ± 1.03** | 24.01 ± 6.83** | <.001 |
Duration of illness | 12.46 ± 8.94 | 8.08 ± 8.44* | 6.39 ± 7.87** | <.001 |
Gender | Â | Â | Â | 0.832 |
 Male | 3 (5.2%) | 5 (4.4%) | 5 (6.4%) |  |
 Female | 55 (94.8%) | 108 (95.6%) | 73 (93.6%) |  |
Ethnicity | Â | Â | Â | 0.769 |
 Caucasian | 48 (82.8%) | 89 (78.8%) | 57 (73.1%) |  |
 Other European | 3 (5.2%) | 5 (4.4%) | 6 (7.7%) |  |
 East Asian | 2 (3.4%) | 4 (3.5%) | 1 (1.3%) |  |
 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander | 1 (1.7%) | 2 (1.8%) | 2 (2.6%) |  |
 Other/Unknown | 4 (6.9%) | 13 (11.5%) | 12 (15.4%) |  |
Education | Â | Â | Â | 0.177 |
 Secondary School | 24 (41.4%) | 35 (31.0%) | 16 (20.5%) |  |
 Tertiary commenced/completed | 30 (51.7%) | 68 (60.2%) | 50 (64.1%) |  |
 Vocational | 1 (1.7%) | 3 (2.7%) | 2 (2.6%) |  |
 Other/Unknown | 3 (5.2%) | 7 (6.2%) | 10 (12.8%) |  |
Employment | Â | Â | Â | 0.226 |
 Student | 19 (32.8% | 48 (42.5%) | 18 (23.1%) |  |
 Full-time employed | 4 (6.9%) | 7 (6.2%) | 9 (11.5%) |  |
 Part-time employed | 11 (19.0%) | 23 (20.4%) | 13 (16.7%) |  |
 Home duties | 1 (1.7%) | 3 (2.7%) | 4 (5.1%) |  |
 Unemployed | 4 (6.9%) | 9 (8.0%) | 7 (9.0%) |  |
 Unable to work because of illness | 17 (29.3%) | 17 (15.0%) | 23 (29.5%) |  |
 Unknown/missing | 2 (3.4%) | 6 (5.3%) | 4 (5.1%) |  |
Marital status | Â | Â | Â | 0.180 |
 Never married | 46 (79.3%) | 88 (77.9%) | 53 (67.9%) |  |
 Widowed | – | – | 1 (1.3%) |  |
 Divorced/separated | 1 (1.7%) | 4 (3.5%) | 8 (10.3%) |  |
 Married/defacto | 8 (13.8%) | 10 (8.8%) | 11 (14.1%) |  |
 Unknown/missing | 3 (5.2%) | 11 (9.7%) | 5 (6.4%) |  |