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World J Psychiatry. Jul 19, 2026; 16(7): 117824
Published online Jul 19, 2026. doi: 10.5498/wjp.117824
Published online Jul 19, 2026. doi: 10.5498/wjp.117824
Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of chronic schizophrenia patients with or without tardive dyskinesia, n (%)
| TD (n = 312) | Non-TD (n = 357) | χ2/Z | P value | ||
| Gender | Male | 202 (64.7) | 255 (71.4) | 3.438 | 0.064 |
| Female | 110 (35.3) | 102 (28.6) | |||
| Marital status | Unmarried | 186 (59.8) | 233 (65.3) | 2.604 | 0.272 |
| Married | 74 (23.8) | 68 (19.0) | |||
| Others (divorced or widowed) | 51 (16.4) | 56 (15.7) | |||
| Smoking history | No | 187 (59.9) | 201 (56.1) | 0.298 | 0.585 |
| Yes | 186 (40.1) | 157 (43.9) | |||
| Diabetes | No | 260 (83.3) | 328 (91.9) | 11.420 | < 0.001 |
| Yes | 52 (16.7) | 29 (8.1) | |||
| Hypertension | No | 301 (96.5) | 345 (96.6) | 0.014 | 0.907 |
| Yes | 11 (3.5) | 12 (3.4) | |||
| Family history | No | 248 (80.3) | 286 (80.6) | 0.010 | 0.921 |
| Yes | 61 (19.7) | 69 (19.4) | |||
| Suicidal ideation | No | 243 (82.4) | 270 (84.4) | 0.445 | 0.505 |
| Yes | 52 (17.6) | 50 (15.6) | |||
| Age | 48 (37, 56) | 41 (30, 53) | 4.028 | < 0.001 | |
| Education (years) | 8 (8, 11) | 8 (8, 11) | 2.282 | 0.023 | |
| Age of onset | 23 (19, 28.3) | 23 (19, 28) | 0.948 | 0.343 | |
| BMI | 23.6 (20.9, 27.0) | 23.8 (21.1, 26.8) | 0.646 | 0.518 | |
| Positive symptoms | 18 (12, 23) | 15 (10, 21) | 3.704 | < 0.001 | |
| Negative symptoms | 25 (19, 29) | 22 (16, 28) | 3.616 | < 0.001 | |
| General psychopathology | 38 (29.8, 49) | 35 (28, 42) | 5.393 | < 0.001 | |
| Total scores | 81.5 (64, 99) | 72 (60, 86) | 5.465 | < 0.001 | |
| RBANS | 61 (52.8, 72) | 64 (54, 76) | 2.328 | 0.020 | |
| ISI | 2 (0, 5) | 1 (0, 4) | 3.262 | 0.001 | |
| HAMD total score | 7 (3, 12) | 6 (2, 10) | 2.042 | 0.041 | |
| Anxiety somatization | 2 (1, 3) | 2 (1, 3) | 2.229 | 0.026 | |
| Weight loss | 0 (0, 0) | 0 (0, 0) | 0.685 | 0.493 | |
| Cognitive disturbances | 1 (0, 3) | 1 (0, 2) | 2.682 | 0.007 | |
| Diurnal variation | 0 (0, 0) | 0 (0, 0) | 5.781 | < 0.001 | |
| Psychomotor retardation | 2 (0.75, 3) | 1 (0, 3) | 2.002 | 0.045 | |
| Insomnia | 0 (0, 1) | 0 (0, 2) | 0.856 | 0.392 | |
| Hopelessness | 1 (0, 2) | 0 (0, 2) | 1.939 | 0.053 | |
- Citation: Xiao SR, Yin QY, Zhu JM, Liu Y, Tan WZ, Wang T, Zhang XY. Tardive dyskinesia-depression association in Chinese patients with chronic schizophrenia: The mediating role of insomnia and gender differences. World J Psychiatry 2026; 16(7): 117824
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/2220-3206/full/v16/i7/117824.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.5498/wjp.117824