Table 1.
Patients With Schizophrenia (N=25) | Normal Contols (N=28) | d.f. | t | p | |
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Total ICC (ml) | 1513.8 ± 105.6 | 1566.4 ± 140.7 | 51 | 1.52 | 0.134 |
Age (range) | 42.6 ± 8.4 (29–55) | 42.0 ± 7.5 (28–55) | 51 | −0.27 | 0.787 |
Handedness | 0.78 ± 0.16 | 0.80 ± 0.18 | 51 | 0.52 | 0.603 |
SESa | 4.1 ± 0.7 | 2.0 ± 1.1 | 51 | −7.82 | <0.001 |
Parental SES | 2.9 ± 1.4 | 2.5 ± 1.0 | 51 | −1.14 | 0.262 |
WAIS-R, information subscale | 10.1 ± 2.6 | 11.0 ± 1.8 | 51 | 1.56 | 0.126 |
Medication doseb (CPZ equiv., mg) | 497 ± 258 | ||||
Symptom onset (years) | 22.7 ± 4.1 | ||||
Duration of illness (years) | 19.9 ± 9.6 | ||||
SAPS total | 9.2 ± 3.7 | ||||
SANS total | 12.3 ± 3.9 |
Higher scores indicating lower SES.
Patients with schizophrenia showed significantly lower SES than controls.
Patients were administered the following medications: [N=5 risperidone, N=4 haloperidol, N=3 ziprasidone; N=3 fluphenazine; N=3 clozapine, N=2 olanzapine; N=1 perphenazine; N=1 chlorpromazine; N=1 olanzapine & ziprasidone; N=1 quetiapine & olanzapine; N=1 risperidone & chlorpromazine].