| Characteristics | Females mean ± s.d. | Males mean ± s.d. | p-value |
| BPRS | 36.57 ± 13.30 | 47.20 ± 12.77 | 0.195 |
| HAMD | 21.57 ± 7.56 | 13 ± 3.24 | 0.040 |
| MADRS | 25.57 ± 11.68 | 13.60 ± 6.18 | 0.065 |
| HADS | 15.85 ± 3.76 | 18 ± 6.44 | 0.481 |
| Snyder | 37.42 ± 8.88 | 40.88 ± 9.31 | 0.539 |
| CD-RISC 10 | 18.57 ± 6.21 | 20.20 ± 5.49 | 0.649 |
| SSI | 13.14 ± 4.25 | 14 ± 2.82 | 0.704 |
| Years of disease | 18.57 ± 15.14 | 1.6 ± 1.14 | 0.033 |
| Number of hospitalizations | 47 | 28 | 0.067 |
| Age | 48.14 ± 16.49 | 34.40± 21.66 | 0.238 |