Table 3

Comparisons of Defendants According to Their DR

DR = no (n = 28)DR = other (n = 48)DR = yes (n = 179)p
Median age (IQR)43.0 (31.3–55.6)41.2 (31.6–53.3)36.1 (26.8–48.2)0.029*
Sex
    Men23421360.30
    Women5643
Ethnicity
    African American2026950.14
    White61981
    Other233
Median LOS (IQR)42 (21–51)40.5 (28–145)42 (29–117)0.50*
Education
    ≥12 Years1116820.58§
    GED3728
    <12 years, no GED142569
Most serious charge
    Misdemeanor1826930.60
    Felony102286
Median GCCT (IQR)54 (49–59)60 (42–69)86 (72–92)∼10−8*
Examiner's diagnosis
    Schizophrenia915480.0039§
    Schizoaffective disorder121649
    Other psychoses377
    Bipolar disorder22460.0023
    Others2829
  • (n = 177). IQR, interquartile range; LOS, length of stay in days.

  • * Kruskal-Wallis test, 2 df.

  • χ2 test, df = 2.

  • χ2 test, df = 2 (comparing African Americans and Caucasians).

  • § χ2 test, df = 4.

  • χ2 test, df = 1 (comparing bipolar disorder to all other diagnostic groups).