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. 2011 Jun 22;39(1):77–85. doi: 10.1093/schbul/sbr058

Table 2.

Demographic and Clinical Sample Characteristics

Controls Siblings Patients
N = 579 n N = 1017 n N = 1032 n Test Statistic P Value
Variable Mean (SD) Mean (SD) Mean (SD)
Age (y) 30.4 (10.6)a 579 27.8 (8.2)b 1017 27.3 (7.2)c 1032 F (2, 2624) = 26.84 <.001
Male (%) 45a 46a 77b χ 2(2) = 257.53 <.001
Education (%)
    None/primary only 2.4 576 7.4 994 13 1008 χ 2(16) = 246.54 <.001
    Lower secondary 14.8 19.7 30.7
    Lower vocational 15.6 22.4 17.4
    Higher secondary 31.7 20.5 25.5
    Higher vocational 25.5 18.5 9.1
    University 10 11.5 4.3
IQ 109.7 (15.1)a 579 102.7 (15.6)b 1017 94.9 (16)c 1032 F (4, 2623) = 95.40 <.001
HT (range 0–20) 19.1 (1.3)a 573 18.8 (1.7)a 1009 17.5 (2.8)b 1008 F (5, 2584) = 114.25 <.001
DFAR total 73.2 (9.1)a 542 72.5 (9.4)a 943 68.6 (10.7)b 934 F (6, 2398) = 63.61 <.001
    Neutral 81.3 (15.1) 80.4 (15) 77.8 (17.5) F (6, 2398) = 17.41 <.001
    Happy 87.4 (11.1) 88.2 (10.7) 86.8 (12.7) F (6, 2398) = 14.17 <.001
    Angry 70.5 (18.6) 68.8 (19.3) 62.3 (20.9) F (6, 2398) = 30.61 <.001
    Fearful 53.9 (18.1) 52.7 (19.7) 47.5 (19.7) F (6, 2398) = 34.17 <.001
SIS-R
    Disorganized .03 (.12)a 571 .05 (.19)b 1006 F (4, 1573) = 6.78 <.001
    Negative .45 (.43)a* 571 .5 (.47)b 1006 F (4, 1574) = 1.91 .005
    Positive .31 (.35)a 571 .38 (.42)b 1006 F (4, 1574) = 14.72 <.001
PANSS
    Disorganized 16.7 (6.2) 971
    Negative 15 (6.6) 970
    Positive 13.9 (6.6) 979

Note: Different superscripts indicate significant group differences with P < .05. Group differences on the specific emotion categories of the DFAR are displayed in table 3. *Indicates P < .06. DFAR, Degraded Facial Affect Recognition; HT, Hinting Task; PANSS, Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale; SIS-R, Structured Interview for Schizotypy—Revised.