Table 1.
Sociodemographic and Clinical Characteristics of the TRS Sample and CNV Carriers
| Characteristic | Entire Sample (n = 509) | CNV Carriers (n = 47) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | N | % | |||
| Sex | ||||||
| Male | 334 | 65.6 | 32 | 68.1 | ||
| Female | 175 | 34.4 | 15 | 31.9 | ||
| Ancestry | ||||||
| Hispanic | 11 | 2.2 | 1 | 2.1 | ||
| White | 381 | 74.9 | 42 | 89.4 | ||
| Black | 98 | 19.3 | 4 | 8.5 | ||
| Native American | 1 | 0.2 | — | — | ||
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 6 | 1.2 | — | — | ||
| Mixed ancestry | 12 | 2.4 | — | — | ||
| Primary chart DSM-IV diagnosisa | ||||||
| Schizophrenia (all subtypes) | 238 | 46.8 | 23 | 48.9 | ||
| Schizophrenia, disorganized | 14 | — | 1 | — | ||
| Schizophrenia, paranoid | 119 | — | 12 | — | ||
| Schizophrenia, undifferentiated | 82 | — | 6 | — | ||
| Schizophrenia, unspecified | 23 | — | 4 | — | ||
| Psychotic disorder NOS | 14 | 2.7 | 3 | 6.4 | ||
| Schizoaffective disorder | 236 | 46.3 | 17 | 36.2 | ||
| Bipolar disorder I with psychosis | 15 | 2.9 | 3 | 6.4 | ||
| Major depression with psychosis | 6 | 1.2 | 1 | 2.1 | ||
| Clozapine exposure | 259 | 50.9 | 25 | 53.2 | ||
| Adequate clozapine trial | 175 | 34.3 | 14 | 29.8 | ||
| N | Mean | SD | N | Mean | SD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years)b | 509 | 53.6 | 13.2 | 47 | 54.5 | 13.1 |
| Age at illness onset (years)c | 479 | 21.2 | 8.7 | 45 | 22.6 | 11.7 |
| Duration of illness (years)a | 479 | 32.4 | 12.6 | 45 | 31.7 | 12.8 |
| Duration of current hospitalization (years) | 509 | 13.4 | 10.1 | 47 | 15.8 | 11.7 |
| Total number of hospitalizationsa | 509 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 47 | 8.4 | 9.0 |
| Average GAF scorea, d | 472 | 31.4 | 5.3 | 46 | 30.8 | 3.4 |
| Most current GAF | 484 | 32.3 | 6.3 | 45 | 31.1 | 5.4 |
| Modified PANSS scores | ||||||
| Positive symptom score | 363 | 19.1 | 5.7 | 33 | 21.0 | 4.8 |
| Negative symptom score | 363 | 17.0 | 6.7 | 33 | 16.2 | 5.5 |
| Ammons quick test | 341 | 86.5 | 15.5 | 27 | 88.1 | 14.4 |
Note: CNV, copy number variant; PANSS, positive and negative syndrome scale.
aBased initially on medical records;
bage at time of blood collection;
cage at onset of psychotic symptoms (hallucinations or delusions);
dGlobal Assessment of Functioning Scale—scores range from 1 (severe impairment) to 100 (extremely high functioning).