Table 2.

Neurometabolite means (±SD) in “pure” gray and white matter in young (<30 years old) and older (≥ 30) schizophrenia and age-matched healthy control groups

	Young Control (n=10)		Young Schizophrenia (n=12)		Old Control (n=18)		Old Schizophrenia (n=18)
	GM	WM	GM	WM	GM	WM	GM	WM
NAAc	12.80±0.62	12.54±0.62	12.34±0.34	12.35±0.34	12.88±0.42	11.98±0.42	12.84±0.66	11.63±0.66
Ins	6.71±0.56	5.99±0.56	6.92±0.67	6.06±0.67	7.06±0.74	6.77±0.74	7.84±0.64	7.36±0.64
Glx	16.48±1.33	9.50±1.33	16.15±1.12	8.97±1.12	15.35±0.74	8.02±0.74	15.28±0.93	7.92±0.93
Cre	11.48±0.52	8.68±0.52	11.26±0.46	8.50±0.46	11.90±0.37	8.97±0.37	12.54±0.56	9.17±0.56
Cho	1.34±0.20	2.00±0.20	1.37±0.24	2.09±0.24	1.46±0.22	2.37±0.22	1.63±0.20	2.38±0.20