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. 2013 Sep 22;13:229. doi: 10.1186/1471-244X-13-229

Table 4.

External validity of the SUMD dimension scores and index

  Awareness of disease Awareness of positive symptoms Awareness of negative symptoms Index
Model 1 scoring: ‘not applicable’ = ‘0’
PANSS
Total score
0.395**
0.482**
0.436**
0.550**
 
Positive score
0.261**
0.437**
0.251**
0.402**
 
Negative score
0.373**
0.348**
0.440**
0.483**
 
General psychopathology score
0.373**
0.454**
0.415**
0.521**
 
G12
0.677**
0.471**
0.333**
0.592**
CDSS total score
−0,019
0.098
0.139**
0.095
S-QoL18 Index
 
0.009
−0.091
−0.180*
−0.115*
Age
0,132**
0.149**
0.134**
0.173**
Disease duration
0,032
0.112*
0.116*
0.109
Gender
Male
55.79 (22.2)
46.47 (27.7)
46.80 (25.2)
49.68 (19.9)
 
Female
54.13 (22.0)
48.70 (26.1)
48.86 (25.8)
50.56 (20.2)
 
p-value
0.419
0.377
0.382
0.634
Education level
University level
53.45 (21.9)
43.07 (27.2)
42.98 (25.5)
46.50 (20.1)
 
High school/primary school level
55.61 (21.9)
49.89 (26.7)
50.63 (24.9)
52.04 (19.7)
 
p-value
0.278
0.006
0.001
0.002
Living arrangement
Alone
55.62 (21.3)
50.87 (27.7)
47.33 (25.8)
51.27 (20.4)
 
Not alone
53.96 (22.1)
43.91 (26.7)
46.49 (25.8)
48.11 (19.7)
 
p-value
0.420
0.007
0.731
0.094
Model 2 scoring: ‘not applicable’ = missing data
 
 
 
 
PANSS
Total score
0.389**
0.465**
0.365**
0.465**
 
Positive score
0.260**
0.355**
0.290**
0.344**
 
Negative score
0.370**
0.428**
0.382**
0.450**
 
General psychopathology score
0.364**
0.420**
0.296**
0.413**
 
G12
0.676**
0.682**
0.501**
0.697**
CDSS total score
−0.007
0.045
−0.058
−0.007
S-QoL18 Index
 
0.001
0.001
0.010
0.005
Age
0.124**
0.112**
0.162**
0.152**
Disease duration
0.035
−0.002
0.074
0.039
Gender
Male
56.87 (22.0)
60.49 (19.6)
57.42 (19.0)
58.26 (17.4)
 
Female
54.81 (22.1)
58.45 (19.6)
57.50 (20.5)
56.92 (18.5)
 
p-value
0.315
0.264
0.962
0.419
Education level
University level
54.34 (22.3)
58.03 (19.8)
54.52 (18.7)
55.63 (17.8)
 
High/Primary school level
56.66 (21.6)
60.56 (19.4)
59.25 (19.3)
58.82 (17.6)
 
p-value
0.244
0.156
0.007
0.047
Living arrangement
Alone
56.94 (21.1)
62.17 (19.8)
59.06 (18.8)
59.39 (17.4)
 
Not alone
54.73 (22.3)
57.82 (19.4)
56.52 (19.6)
56.36 (17.8)
  p-value 0.283 0.018 0.164 0.069

G12 General Psychopathology Scale: Lack of judgement and awareness of the disease.

PANSS Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale, CDSS Calgary Depression Scale for Schizophrenia, S-QoL 18 Schizophrenia Quality of Life.

Bold values p<0,05, *p<0.05, **p<0.01.