Table 1. Participants’ characteristics, SampEn, Hurst exponent, PANSS, CPZE and Social distress measures.
| Control group | Patients with schizophrenia | Significance | |
| Age (years)a | 41.56±11.920 | 41.22±11.780 | p = 0.941 |
| Sex (M/F) | 7/9 | 11/2 | |
| SampEnb | 1.456±0.030 | 1.598±0.033 | p = 0.004 |
| SampEn after adjusting for only age differencesb | 1.456±0.031 | 1.598±0.034 | p = 0.004 |
| SampEn after adjusting for only sex differencesb | 1.476±0.029 | 1.574±0.033 | p = 0.043 |
| SampEn after adjusting for both age and sex differences togetherb | 1.476±0.030 | 1.573±0.033 | p = 0.048 |
| Hurst exponentb | 0.779±0.013 | 0.687±0.015 | p = 0.000 |
| Hurst exponent after adjusting for only age differencesb | 0.779±0.013 | 0.688±0.014 | p = 0.000 |
| Hurst exponent after adjusting for only sex differencesb | 0.768±0.012 | 0.701±0.013 | p = 0.002 |
| Hurst exponent after adjusting for both age and sex differences togetherb | 0.767±0.011 | 0.702±0.013 | p = 0.001 |
| PANSS_positivea | 13.230±2.390 | ||
| PANSS_negativea | 12.310±5.880 | ||
| PANSS_generala | 22.230±6.860 | ||
| PANSS_totala | 47.770±13.120 | ||
| CPZEa | 491.000±254.700 | ||
| Social distress (Averaged score)a | 3.775±1.245 | 3.776±2.597 | p = 0.999 |
| Belonginga | 6.569±1.449 | 4.731±3.901 | p = 0.092 |
| Self-esteema | 4.959±1.775 | 5.000±3.200 | p = 0.965 |
| Meaningful existencea | 1.171±1.961 | 1.748±2.958 | p = 0.540 |
| Controla | 2.401±2.483 | 3.175±3.606 | p = 0.501 |
a
Values are – Mean ± Standard Deviation;
b
Values are – Mean ± Standard Error; SampEn - Sample entropy; PANSS – Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale; CPZE - chlorpromazine equivalents.