Table 1

Characteristics of the study participants

CharacteristicNo. (%) of participants*p value
Healthy controls
n = 94
No-relapse
n = 54
Relapse
n = 31
No-relapse v. healthy controlsRelapse v. healthy controlsNo-relapse v. relapse
Age, mean ± SD, yr23.4 ± 3.922.2 ± 4.822.4 ± 4.10.10.20.9
Sex, male42 (44.7)39 (72.2)22 (71.0)0.0020.021
Race, Black59 (62.8)23 (42.6)20 (64.5)0.0310.08
CPZ, mg, mean ± SDNA238.0 ± 219.7373.1 ± 247.6NANA0.02
Duration of illness, mo, mean ± SDNA12.4 ± 9.118.6 ± 7.6NANA0.001
SAPS, mean ± SDNA3.1 ± 3.54.7 ± 4.2NANA0.07
SANS, mean ± SDNA7.6 ± 4.67.5 ± 5.5NANA1.0
Diagnosis, affective groupNA13 (24.1)10 (32.2)NANA0.7
Diagnosis detailsNANA0.2
 SchizophreniaNA30 (55.6)17 (54.8)
 Schizoaffective disorderNA5 (9.3)3 (9.7)
 Schizophreniform disorderNA3 (5.6)0 (0.0)
 Bipolar disorder with psychotic featuresNA8 (14.8)10 (32.2)
 Major depressive disorder with psychotic featuresNA5 (9.3)0 (0.0)
 Other psychotic disorder, not otherwise specifiedNA3 (5.6)1 (3.2)
  • CPZ = chlorpromazine equivalent dose; NA = not applicable; SANS = Scale for the Assessment of Negative Symptoms; SAPS = Scale for the Assessment of Positive Symptoms; SD = standard deviation.

  • * Unless indicated otherwise.