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. 2009 Dec 21;37(4):839–849. doi: 10.1093/schbul/sbp151

Table 1.

Demographic and Clinical Variables and Mean Cortical Thickness for Each Hemisphere of the Subjects

UHR Subjects (n = 29) Schizophrenia Subjects (n = 31) HC Subjects (n = 29) Analysis
F, χ2, or T P
Age (y) 22.24 ± 4.33 24.26 ± 4.24 23.24 ± 2.71 2.063a 0.133
Gender (male/female) 15/14 17/14 15/14 0.079b 0.961
Handedness (right/left) 28/1 30/1 28/1 0.001b 1.000
Education (y) 13.28 ± 2.43 13.74 ± 2.18 14.48 ± 1.21 2.649a 0.076
IQ 107.82 ± 15.17 102.29 ± 11.16 110.24 ± 14.67 2.664a 0.076
Parental SES 2.75 ± 1.04 2.44 ± 0.92 2.47 ± 0.84 0.836a 0.438
Duration (y) 4.55 ± 3.02
CAARMS total score 37.41 ± 15.17
PANSS total score 53.66 ± 11.69 57.72 ± 13.60 −1.222c 0.227
PANSS positive 12.72 ± 3.40 13.10 ± 3.24 −0.435c 0.666
PANSS negative 11.72 ± 3.53 16.55 ± 5.60 −3.927c <0.001
PANSS general 29.17 ± 7.22 28.07 ± 6.99 0.591c 0.557
Intracranial volume 1165.76 ± 87.58 1105.15 ± 116.89 1134.38 ± 97.48 2.657a 0.076
Mean cortical thickness (mm)
    Left hemisphere 3.68 ± 0.12 3.52 ± 0.16 3.72 ± 0.11 20.689d <0.001, HC = UHR > schizophrenia
    Right hemisphere 3.67 ± 0.12 3.53 ± 0.17 3.72 ± 0.13 13.754d <0.001, HC = UHR > schizophrenia

Note: UHR, ultra-high-risk; HC, healthy control; SES, Hollingshead socioeconomic status (highest = 1, lowest = 5); CAARMS, Comprehensive Assessment of At-Risk Mental States; PANSS, Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale. Data given as mean ± SD.

a

Analysis of variance.

b

χ2 test.

c

Independent t test.

d

Analysis of covariance.