Table 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristics.
| Women SZ (n=25) |
Men SZ (n=24) |
Women without SZ (n=25) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (Mean & SD) | 45.76 (9.83) | 42.54 (10.86) | 39.52 (9.21) |
| Years of Education (Mean & SD) | 13.96 (2.21) | 14.17 (3.50) | 14.56 (2.55) |
| Married/Cohabitating | 3 (12%) | 1 (4%) | 10 (40%) |
| White | 10 (40%) | 12 (50%) | 11 (44%) |
| African-American/Black | 9 (36%) | 4 (17%) | 7 (28%) |
| Asian | 4 (16%) | 3 (13%) | 3 (12%) |
| Hispanic | 1 (4%) | 4 (17%) | 4 (16%) |
| Other/Multiple Race | 1 (4%) | 1 (4%) | 0 (0%) |
| Schizophrenia Diagnosis | 22 (88%) | 18 (75%) | |
| Schizoaffective Diagnosis | 3 (12%) | 6 (25%) | |
| First Generation Antipsychotic | 4 (16%) | 3 (13%) | |
| Second Generation Antipsychotic | 13 (52%) | 16 (67%) | |
| Multiple Antipsychotics | 5 (20%) | 3 (13%) | |
| Age of Onset (Mean & SD) | 22.00 (9.24) | 22.54 (9.60) | |
| BPRS Positive (Mean & SD) | 2.24 (0.91) | 2.29 (0.83) | |
| BPRS Depression (Mean & SD) | 2.22 (0.95) | 1.73 (0.83) | |
| BPRS Negative (Mean & SD) | 1.63 (0.74) | 2.03 (0.60) | |
| BPRS Total (Mean & SD) | 43.06 (10.19) | 42.81 (9.94) |
Note: BPRS = Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale.