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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: Schizophr Res. 2008 Feb;99(1-3):350–358. doi: 10.1016/j.schres.2007.11.022

Table 2.

MacCAT-CR Scores for the three groups.

MacCAT-CR Scale Schiz/SchizoAff Disorder Comparison Subjects Diabetes Test of Overall and Pair-wise Group Differences
Understanding (0–26 points) n = 52 n = 57 N = 49 Overall: Kruskal-Wallis χ2(2) = 22.34, p < .001*.
Mean (SD) 22.42 (6.03) 25.46 (1.16) 25.47 (1.42) Mental Illness vs Diabetes: Mann-Whitney U z = −4.14, p < .001*.
Median 25 26 26 Mental Illness vs Non-ill: Mann-Whitney U z = −3.66, p < .001*.

Appreciation (0–6 points) n = 52 n = 57 N = 51 Overall: Kruskal-Wallis χ2(2) = 29.82, p < .001*.
Mean (SD) 4.35 (1.91) 5.81 (0.64) 5.43 (0.90) Mental Illness vs Diabetes: Mann-Whitney U z = −2.90, p < .004*.
Median 5 6 6 Mental Illness vs Non-ill: Mann-Whitney U z = −5.28, p < .001*.
Diabetes vs Non-ill: Mann-Whitney U z = −3.11, p < .002*.

Reasoning (0–8 points) n = 52 n = 57 N = 51 Overall: Kruskal-Wallis χ2(2) = 25.38, p < .001*.
Mean (SD) 6.50 (2.31) 7.77 (0.54) 7.82 (0.43) Mental Illness vs Diabetes: Mann-Whitney U z = −4.18, p < .001*.
Median 7 8 8 Mental Illness vs Non-ill: Mann-Whitney U z = −4.04, p < .001*.

Expressing a Choice (0–2 points) n = 52 n = 57 n = 51 Overall Kruskal-Wallis χ2(2) = 9.72, p < .01.
Mean (SD) 1.83 (0.51) 2.00 (0) 1.98 (0.14) Mental Illness vs Diabetes Mann-Whitney U z = −1.94, p < .052.
Median 2 2 2 Mental Illness vs Non-ill. Mann-Whitney U z = −2.62, p < .009.
*

Difference is significant at a .005 level.