Table 1.
Characteristics of subjects in the three study groups
| AGEa/GENDER/RACE | PMI | TF | Cause of death | Duration of disordera | Age of onseta | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Controls | ||||||
| 1 | 47/M/C | 17 | 7.0 | N | ||
| 2 | 30/F/C | 9 | 29.0 | N | ||
| 3 | 51/M/C | 28 | 24.5 | N | ||
| 4 | 46/F/C | 24 | 25.5 | H | ||
| 5 | 27/F/C | 15 | 21.0 | N | ||
| 6 | 50/F/C | 27 | 11.0 | N | ||
| 7 | 42/M/C | 20 | 11.9 | N | ||
| 8 | 24/M/AAm | 15 | 24.0 | H | ||
| 9 | 71/M/C | 24 | 5.0 | N | ||
| 10 | 69/M/C | 18 | 49.0 | N | ||
| 11 | 77/M/C | 24 | 43.1 | N | ||
| 12 | 52/M/C | 17 | 45.9 | N | ||
| 13 | 23/F/C | 11 | 23.0 | Acc | ||
| Mean±SD | Age 46.8±17.9 | 19.2±6.0 | 24.6±14.3 | |||
| Major depression | ||||||
| 14 | 54/M/C | 23 | 12.9 | Acc | 3 | 51 |
| 15 | 42/F/C | 24 | 7.0 | S | 26 | 15 |
| 16 | 34/F/C | 27 | 10.8 | S | 20 | 14 |
| 17 | 40/F/C | 25 | 14.0 | N | 5 | 35 |
| 18 | 63/F/C | 24 | 6.8 | N | 30 | 33 |
| 19 | 42/M/C | 20 | 16.0 | S | 0.25 | 41 |
| 20 | 30/M/AAm | 18 | 6.7 | S | 3 | 27 |
| 21 | 73/M/C | 10 | 16.2 | S | 5 | 68 |
| 22 | 78/F/C | 25 | 9.0 | S | 5 | 73 |
| 23 | 74/M/C | 25 | 17.0 | S | 24 | 50 |
| 24 | 86/M/C | 21 | 5.6 | S | 20 | 56 |
| 25 | 73/F/C | 17 | 14.9 | N | 50 | 23 |
| 26 | 45/M/C | 29 | 14.5 | S | 7 | 38 |
| Mean±SD | Age 56.5±18.9 | 22.2±5.0 | 11.6±4.2 | 15.3±14.6 | 40.3±18.7 | |
| Schizophrenia | ||||||
| 27 | 45/F/C | 6 | 33.7 | N | 27 | 18 |
| 28 | 23/F/C | 26 | 43.7 | S | 5 | 18 |
| 29 | 32/F/AAm | 24 | 50.5 | S | 10 | 22 |
| 30 | 48/F/C | 18 | 26.4 | N | 17 | 31 |
| 31 | 64/F/C | 12 | 42.1 | N | 40 | 24 |
| 32 | 45/M/AAm | 15 | 33.5 | S | 20 | 25 |
| 33 | 64/F/C | 25 | 19.0 | N | 20 | 44 |
| 34 | 48/F/C | 29 | 19.7 | S | 18 | 30 |
| 35 | 55/M/AAm | 24 | 34.8 | N | 24 | 31 |
| 36 | 58/M/C | 24 | 19.8 | N | 23 | 35 |
| 37 | 24/M/AAm | 24 | 10.0 | S | 2 | 22 |
| Mean±SD | Age 46.0±14.5 | 20.6±7.0 | 30.3±12.4 | 18.7±10.6 | 27.3±7.9 | |
ABBREVIATIONS AAm=African American; Acc=accident; C=Caucasian; F=female; H=homicide; M=male; N=natural; PMI=postmortem interval (hours); S=suicide; TF=time in formalin (months).
a
In years.