Table 2.
Antipsychotic treatment
| Group I, mean ± SD | Group II, mean ± SD | |||||
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| Antipsychotic medication | Clozapine, n = 14 | Olanzapine, n = 7 | Amisulpride, n = 7 | Aripiprazole, n = 12 | t value | p value |
| Duration of treatment, yr | 7.8 ± 5.5 | 4.6 ± 4.6 | 1.0 ± 1.5 | 2.0 ± 1.7 | t = 4.115 | < 0.001 |
| Dosage, mg/d | 351.8 ± 139.5 | 17.1 ± 4.9 | 471.4 ± 149.6 | 17.5 ± 6.2 | — | — |
| Chlorpromazine equivalent | 327.2 ± 129.8 | 360.8 ± 102.7 | 405.4 ± 128.7 | 273.0 ± 97.0 | t = 0.429 | 0.67 |
| Serum levels, μg/L | 310 ± 280 | 37.9 ± 14.9 | 94.5 ± 72.6 | 203.9 ± 67.1 | — | — |
SD = standard deviation.