Table 2.
The Mean Total IQ and the 12 Subtests of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC) (at the Mean Age of 15.1 Years) in Relation to Psychiatric Outcome Status 25 Years Later
| SZ-Spectrum (n = 84) | No Diagnosis (n = 127) | Psychiatric Controls (n = 81) | SZ-Spectrum vs. No Diagnosis (df = 209) | SZ-Spectrum vs. Normal Controls Effect Size | SZ-Spectrum vs. Psychiatric Controls (df = 163) | SZ-Spectrum vs. Psychiatric Controls Effect Size | |
| Total IQ | 101.6 | 103.4 | 100.68 | NS | 0.14 | NS | 0.06 |
| Arithmetic | 11.4 | 11.9 | 11.4 | NS | 0.22 | NS | 0.001 |
| Comprehension | 14.0 | 14.7 | 14.0 | NS | 0.12 | NS | 0.001 |
| Digit Span | 9.9 | 9.8 | 9.7 | NS | 0.04 | NS | 0.09 |
| Information | 18.3 | 18.4 | 17.1 | NS | 0.04 | NS | 0.22 |
| Similarities | 14.3 | 14.4 | 14.0 | NS | 0.03 | NS | 0.07 |
| Vocabulary | 49.2 | 50.9 | 48.6 | NS | 0.12 | NS | 0.04 |
| Block Design | 33.1 | 34.6 | 33.3 | NS | 0.13 | NS | 0.02 |
| Coding | 45.8 | 51.2 | 50.3 | 0.001 | 0.41 | 0.05 | 0.30 |
| Mazes | 16.4 | 16.2 | 16.0 | NS | 0.09 | NS | 0.12 |
| Object Assembly | 24.5 | 25.6 | 24.7 | 0.10 | 0.27 | NS | 0.07 |
| Picture Arrangement | 29.7 | 30.7 | 30.4 | NS | 0.14 | NS | 0.10 |
| Picture Comprehension | 13.3 | 13.1 | 13.2 | NS | 0.04 | NS | 0.003 |
Note: The p-values refer to independent samples t-tests of mean differences between diagnostic categories.