Table 1.
Subjects included in this study.
| Group | Sexa | Ageb | PMIc | pH | Smoker | Cause of death | Antipsychoticd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control | F | 79 | 15.00 | 6.59 | Yes | Cardiac arrest | N/A |
| Control | M | 22 | 21.47 | 6.75 | Yes | Myocardial infarction | N/A |
| Control | M | 75 | 20.25 | 6.35 | Yes | Unknown | N/A |
| Control | M | 80 | 15.50 | 6.26 | Yes | Myocardial infarction | N/A |
| Control | F | 58 | 21.08 | 6.79 | No | Myocardial infarction | N/A |
| Control | M | 61 | 17.00 | 6.64 | Yes | Unknown | N/A |
| Control | F | 71 | 20.50 | 6.89 | Unknown | Unknown | N/A |
| Control | F | 90 | 12.66 | 6.10 | Unknown | Lung cancer | N/A |
| Control | F | 86 | 6.92 | 5.74 | Unknown | Myocardial infarction | N/A |
| Mean ± SEM | 4M/5F | 69.11 ± 6.85 | 16.71 ± 1.60 | 6.46 ± 0.12 | |||
| Schizophrenia | F | 93 | 6.92 | 6.13 | Unknown | Renal failure | Perphenazine (50) |
| Schizophrenia | M | 55 | 21.40 | 6.51 | Yes | Myocardial infarction | Perphenazine |
| Schizophrenia | F | 67 | 21.80 | 5.80 | Unknown | Pulmonary disease | Thioridazine, prochlorperazine (200) |
| Schizophrenia | F | 55 | 22.00 | 5.90 | Yes | Cancer | Clozapine, olanzapine |
| Schizophrenia | M | 36 | 17.97 | 6.45 | Unknown | Cardiac arrest | Clozapine (350) |
| Schizophrenia | M | 62 | 10.75 | 6.50 | Yes | Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, lung cancer | Clozapine |
| Schizophrenia | F | 92 | 17.80 | 6.34 | Unknown | Cardiomyopathy | Unknown |
| Schizophrenia | M | 56 | 21.83 | 6.75 | No | Car accident | Olanzapine (150) |
| Schizophrenia | F | 88 | 13.33 | 6.65 | No | Unknown | Thiothixene (50) |
| Mean ± SEM | 4M/5F | 68.11 ± 6.60 | 16.90 ± 1.85 | 6.34 ± 0.11 |
F = female; M = male.
Age is given in years.
PMI = postmortem interval in hours.
N/A = not applicable; numbers in parentheses indicate CED.