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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Feb 19.
Published in final edited form as: Arch Gen Psychiatry. 2012 Sep;69(9):875–884. doi: 10.1001/archgenpsychiatry.2011.2084

Table. Demographics.

Characteristic Healthy Controls (n = 57) Nonpsychotic Siblings of COS Patients (n = 49)a Test Statistic With df P Value
Sex
 Female 28 30
χ12=1.55
.21
 Male 29 19
Handedness
 Left 4 2
χ12=0.42
.52
 Right 53 47
Race
 Asian 1 1
χ24=4.62
.32
 Black/African American 6 8
 Hispanic 5 4
 Other/mixed race 4 9
 White 41 27
Socioeconomic status, mean (SD)b 41.9 (20.3) 51.4 (24.7) t104 = 0.77 .03
Vocabulary score, mean (SD) 11.5 (2.1) 10.9 (2.9) t97 = 1.12 .26
Age at scan, y
 Overall, mean (SD) 16.9 (5.3) 16.1 (5.3) t210 = 1.06 .44
  Median (range) 16.3 (8.3-28.3) 16.1 (7.8-27.2)
 Time 1, mean (SD) 15.7 (5.2) 14.8 (5.1) t104 = 0.93 .35
  Median (range) 15.2 (6.9-27.8) 15.0 (7.2-26.4)
 Time 2, mean (SD) 18.0 (5.3) 17.4 (5.5) t104 = 0.61 .54
  Median (range) 17.7 (9.6-28.8) 17.2 (8.4-28.0)
 Scan interval, y 2.3 (0.6) 2.6 (0.7) t104 = 2.45 .02
  Median (range) 2.13 (0.98-3.70) 2.42 (1.26-3.91)
Comorbid Axis I disorders, lifetimec
 Anxiety disorder 9
 Alcohol/substance abuse 2
 Behavioral disorder 5
 Depressive mood 15
 Bipolar disorder 0
 Other Axis II disorders, lifetime 7

Abbreviation: COS, childhood-onset schizophrenia.

a

None of the nonpsychotic siblings were receiving antipsychotic medication. Only 3 had taken either selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor or stimulant medication at some point in their lifetime.

b

Socioeconomic status was measured using the Hollingshead index.30 Higher scores reflect lower socioeconomic status.

c

Axis I disorders were not present in the control group.