Group; mean ± SD* | ||||
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Characteristic | Schizophrenia, n = 28 | Control, n = 26 | Statistical test | p value |
Age, yr | 31.0 ± 8.8 | 30.7 ± 9.8 | T52 = 0.12 | 0.90 |
Education, yr | 13.0 ± 2.6 | 13.8 ± 2.2 | T52 = 1.24 | 0.22 |
Sex, male:female | 17:11 | 13:13 | χ21 = 0.63 | 0.43 |
IQ — WASI | 105.4 ± 16.7 | 107.1 ± 15.3 | T49 = 0.38 | 0.72 |
Verbal memory — delayed recall | 10.6 ± 3.1 | 13.3 ± 2.0 | T46 = 0.38 | 0.001 |
SAPS — total | 14.0 ± 16.2 | |||
SANS — total | 18.7 ± 10.3 | |||
Age at onset, yr | 21.3 ± 8.6 | |||
No. hospital admissions | 2.5 ± 1.1 |
SANS = Scale for the Assessment of Negative Symptoms; SAPS = Scale for the Assessment of Positive Symptoms; SD = standard deviation; WASI = Wechsler Abbreviated Scale of Intelligence.
↵* Unless otherwise indicated.