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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2011 Jun 2;50(7):669–680. doi: 10.1016/j.jaac.2011.03.021

Table 1.

Baseline demographic and clinical characteristics of study participants

Characteristic CHR Not
Converted
(CHR− ;
N=33)
CHR
Converted
(CHR+;
N=21)
HC (N =
51)
F/t/X2 statistic, p-
value
Demographic Characteristics
Age at examination,
mean (± SD)
16.97 (3.4) 17.3 (4.4) 16.2 (2.7) F=1.13, p=.33
% Female (N) 36% (12) 19% (4) 39% (20) η2=2.8, p =.25
IQ a 106.9(17.6) 104.3 (14.4) 111.5 (13.1) F=1.59, p=.21
Parental Education,
mean (± SD)
14.7 (3.7) 15.0 (3.4) 15.6 (3.3) F=.28, p=.76
Race/Ethnicity
  %Caucasian (N)
61% (20) 57% (12) 49% (25) η2=11.79, p =.30
% Asian (N) 3% (1) 14% (3) 8% (4)
% African-American
(N)
3% (1) 5% (1) 14% (7)
% Hispanic/ Latino
(N)
24% (8) 19% (4) 16% (8)
% Mixed Race/ Other
(N)
9% (3) 5% (1) 14% (7)
Clinical Characteristics
GAF score, mean (±
SD)b
43.4 (11.0) 37.4 (14.3) 79.3 (14.1) F=58.6, p<.001
SOPS Mean Total
Positive Symptom
score (±SD)
13.2 (3.9) 14.3 (4.8) N/A t=0.77, p=.38
Current Atypical
Antipsychotic Use, n
(%)
6 (18%) 4 (19%) N/A η2=.006, p=.94
Current Mood
Stabilizer Use, n (%)
3 (9%) 4 (19%) N/A η2=1.13, p=.29
Current SSRI Use, n
(%)
9 (27%) 3 (14%) N/A η2=1.25, p=.26

Note: SSRI = selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor.

a

IQ Estimate based on Wechsler Abbreviated Scale of Intelligence (WASI)

b

Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF) scores did not differ significantly between clinical high-risk converters (CHR+), and clinical high-risk non-converters (CHR−) (p=.11).