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Published in final edited form as: Psychiatry Res. 2003 Feb 15;117(2):113–125. doi: 10.1016/s0165-1781(02)00321-9

Table 3.

Single-order associations of social withdrawal/aggression/odd behavior and demographic, syndrome and symptom features

Social withdrawal/aggression/odd behavior
Afrikaner probands (N=109)
US probands (N=109)
No (n=76)
Yes (n=33)
No (n=65)
Yes (n=44)
Mean S.D. Mean S.D. Mean S.D. Mean S.D.
Demographics
 Age at interview 31.50 8.58 29.64 8.28 31.34 8.20 29.86 7.94
 No. of years of education 11.84 2.07 12.03 2.20 13.66 1.98 13.16 2.00
% (N) % (N) % (N) % (N)
 % Female 26.32 (20) 33.33 (11) 30.77 (20) 25.00 (11)
 Single (never married) 77.63 (59) 84.85 (28) 80.00 (52) 93.18 (41)
 Left-handed 11.84 (9) 18.18 (6) 10.77 (7) 15.91 (7)
(n=76) (n=33) (n=69) (n=37)
 Family hx of schizophrenia 30.26 (23) 33.33 (11) 33.33 (21) 37.21 (16)
 Family hx of other psychia dx 65.79 (50) 75.76 (25) 61.90 (39) 60.46 (26)
Syndrome features (n=76) (n=33) (n=65) (n=44)
Mean
S.D.
Mean
S.D.
Mean
S.D.
Mean
S.D.
 Schizophrenia onset age 23.14 5.59 21.18 5.00 20.46 4.01 18.87 4.76
% (N) % (N) % (N) % (N)
 Attempted suicide 26.32 (20) 30.30 (10) 55.38 (36) 43.18 (19)
 Schizoaffective 25.00 (19) 24.24 (8) 47.69 (31) 50.00 (22)
Symptom history
 Delusions 97.37 (74) 100 (33) 96.92 (63) 86.36 (38)*
 Auditory hallucinations 68.42 (52) 75.76 (25) 60.00 (39) 65.91 (29)
 Visual hallucinations 32.90 (25) 45.46 (15) 40.00 (26) 45.46 (20)
 Sensory hallucinations 22.37 (17) 24.24 (8) 35.38 (23) 31.82 (14)
 Disordered behavior 68.42 (52) 72.73 (24) 70.77 (46) 56.82 (25)
 Thought disorder 77.63 (59) 75.76 (25) 44.62 (29) 59.09 (26)
 Alogia/flat affect 67.10 (51) 78.79 (26) 73.85 (48) 75.00 (33)
*

Fisher’s exact test (2-tailed) P=0.05 or t-test P=0.05.

**

Fisher’s exact test (2-tailed) P=0.01 or t-test P=0.01.