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. 2009 May 20;3:31–47. doi: 10.2174/1874440000903010031

Table 1.

Clinical and Demographic Characteristics

Subject Group Age at Initial Scan Date Age at First Treatmenta Duration of Illnessb PANSSc MMSEd
Positive Negative General
FULL BASELINE SAMPLE (n=145)
Healthy Subjects (n=41) 44.15±14.66 29.86±9.12
Schizophrenia Patients (n=104) 42.77±12.12 24.96±9.12 18.49±12.71 18.86±6.64 18.91±7.77 37.07±9.87 26.86±2.71
Good-Outcome Patients (n=51) 40.62±12.60 26.82±7.06 14.82±12.10 16.04±4.94 16.25±5.53 32.38±7.83 27.00±2.64
Poor-Outcome Patients (n=53) 44.79±11.39 22.82±10.74 22.74±12.20 21.74±6.94 21.60±8.72 41.81±9.42 26.72±2.80
FOLLOW-UP COHORT (n=65)
Healthy Subjects (n=16) 41.62±12.23 30.00±0.00
Schizophrenia Patients (n=49) 42.69±12.29 23.80±8.01 18.67±12.05 19.04±6.80 19.00±7.25 40.53±13.23 26.47±3.15
Good-Outcome Patients (n=23) 37.44±10.68 26.81±5.51 12.29±8.78 15.39±4.92 15.35±5.08 35.32±14.63 27.32±2.36
Poor-Outcome Patients (n=26) 47.35±11.90 20.96±9.05 24.77±11.71 22.4±6.64 22.36±7.40 45.12±10.05 25.79±3.56
DROP-OUT SAMPLE (n=80)
Healthy Subjects (n=25) 45.62±15.75 29.77±0.53
Schizophrenia Patients (n=55) 43.19±12.37 25.38±9.88 18.40±13.08 18.38±6.20 19.00±8.46 35.52±10.14 27.20±2.43
Good-Outcome Patients (n=28) 42.21±13.25 26.46±8.10 16.54±13.66 16.96±5.53 16.52±5.98 33.27±7.83 27.36±2.08
Poor-Outcome Patients (n=27) 43.62±11.53 23.90±11.98 20.95±12.12 20.36±6.63 21.23±9.87 40.04±8.86 27.35±2.41
a

Documented age at the time of first exposure to antipsychotic agents.

b

Time (in years) since the first illness-related exposure to antipsychotic agents to the initial scan.

c

Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale.

d

Mini-Mental State Examination.