Table 1.

Means, standard deviations and group comparisons of demographic data and rating scale scores. The Phi value is the result of a Fisher’s Exact Test. The z value is the result of a nonparametric Mann-Whitney U comparison.

Subject characteristics	Healthy controls (n=15)	Schizophrenia patients (n=18)	t	p
Age	37 ± 10	42 ± 11	−1.50	0.14
Sex	11M/4F	13M/5F	Phi = 0.01	0.99
Laterality Score (Handedness)	92 ± 11	89 ± 13	0.59	0.56
Parental SES*	2.4 ± 0.3	2.5 ± 0.2	z = −0.42	0.66
Estimated Verbal IQ	112 ± 8	106 ± 13	1.66	0.11
Age of Onset		25 ± 2
Length of Illness (years)		17 ± 2
			Level of Severity
BPRS		18 ± 2	Minimal
PANSS positive		14 ± 1	Mild
PANSS negative		17 ± 2	Mild

^*a lower score denotes higher status