TABLE 2.
Characteristics of Case Subjects with Schizophrenia or Other Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorder who were Exposed and Unexposed to Maternal Genital/Reproductive Infection
| Characteristic | Exposed Case Subjects (n=11) | Unexposed Case Subjects (n=14) | Proportion Exposed Within Each Category (%) | P-value |
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| Maternal age (years) | ||||
| Mean (SD) | 28.7(7.31) | 28.6(5.96) | - | 0.97 |
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| Maternal race | 0.19 | |||
| White | 4 | 10 | 29% | |
| African-American | 6 | 3 | 67% | |
| Other | 1 | 1 | 50% | |
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| Maternal education1 | 1.00 | |||
| ≤High school grad/trade school | 6 | 10 | 38% | |
| Some college/college grad/RN | 3 | 4 | 43% | |
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| Paternal occupation 2 | 0.47 | |||
| Non-Manual | 4 | 5 | 44% | |
| Manual | 3 | 8 | 27% | |
| Unemployed | 1 | 0 | 100% | |
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| Child Education (years) | ||||
| Mean (SD) | 13.4 (1.46) | 12.5 (1.62) | - | 0.18 |
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| Infant Sex | 1.00 | |||
| Male | 7 | 10 | 41% | |
| Female | 4 | 4 | 50% | |
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| Antipsychotic Medication3 | 1.00 | |||
| Presence | 6 | 8 | 43% | |
| Absence | 5 | 6 | 45% | |
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| BPRS score4 | ||||
| Mean (SD) | 42.1 (14.39) | 42.5 (13.10) | - | 0.94 |
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| Duration of illness (years) | ||||
| 14.3 (5.82) | 15.2 (4.74) | - | 0.66 | |
1
Missing values: N=2 exposed case subjects
2
Missing values: N=3 exposed case subjects, N=1 unexposed case subject
3
Antipsychotic medications: Clozaril, Trilafon, Zyprexa, Seroquel, Risperdal, Prolixin, Stelazine, Haldol, Thorazine, Navane
4
Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale, Missing value: N=1 for exposed case subject