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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Nov 3.
Published in final edited form as: Schizophr Res. 2008 Jun 20;103(0):10.1016/j.schres.2008.04.038. doi: 10.1016/j.schres.2008.04.038

Table 1.

Characteristics of Participants.

Variable Schizophrenia Patients Relatives of Schizophrenia Patients Controls Bipolar Patients Relatives of Bipolar Patients





n=19
Mean (SD)
n=37
Mean (SD)
n=36
Mean (SD)
n=18
Mean (SD)
n=25
Mean (SD)
Age (Years) 41.3 (10.3) 49.8 (10.3) 47.5 (15.1) 44.8 (9.8) 45.7 (17)
% Female 21a,b 68 42 22c,d 36
Education 13.1 (3.1)a,b 14.9 (2.5) 15.3 (2.8) 16 (2.6) 14.3 (3.5)
Estimated IQ 96.6 (12.6)a,b 108.7 (10.3) 111.9 (10.8) 112.8 (14.4) 111.1 (13.4)
BPRS Total 46.9 (9.2) NA NA 36 (8.9) NA
SPQ Total NA 14.7 (10.8) 10.0 (6.7) NA 14.9 (13.8)

Note. SD=Standard Deviation. IQ=Intelligence Quotient. Estimated IQ was derived from a formula using Vocabulary and Block Design subtests (Brooker & Cyr, 1986). BPRS=Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (Ventura et al. 1993). NA=not applicable. SPQ=Schizotypal Personality Questionnaire (Raine, 1991).

a

Schizophrenia Patients different from Control Group mean, p < .05.

b

Schizophrenia Patients different from Relatives of Schizophrenia Group mean, p < .05.

c

Bipolar Patients different from Control Group mean, p < .05.

d

Bipolar Patients different from Relatives of Bipolar Group mean, p < .05.