Table 1. Clinical and demographic Summaries.
| Demographic characteristics | Patients | Controls | p value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of subjects | 74 | 51 | ----- | |||
| Gender (male/female) | 37/37 | 28/23 | 0.59 | |||
| Mean age (SD) | 24.41 (8.00) | Range: [16-49] | 26.29 (8.14) | Range: [16-49] | 0.20 | |
| Education year | 12.30 (2.93) | Range: [5-18] | 13.06 (2.85) | Range: [5-20] | 0.15 | |
| Age at onset, year | 23.87 (8.56) | Range: [16.5-35.2] | ||||
| Duration of illness, Month | 9.91 (6.21) | Range: [3-13.2] | ||||
| PANSSPANs-P | 26.56 (6.00) | |||||
| PANSSPANs-N | 19.06 (8.00) | |||||
| PANSSPANs-G | 48.90 (9.00) | |||||
| PANSSPANs-T | 94.54 (15.00) | |||||
| GAF | 28 (10) | |||||
Abbreviations: PANSS-P, PANSS subscales for positive symptoms; PANSS-N, PANSS subscales for negative symptoms; PANSS-G, PANSS subscales for general psychopathological symptoms; GAF, global assessment of functioning Scale.