Table 1. UHR and healthy controls did not differ in terms of age, gender, handedness, education, or parent education.
| UHR | Control | Total | P⩽ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Age
| ||||
| Mean (s.d.) | 18.57 (1.93) | 17.85 (2.62) | 18.16 (2.36) | NS |
| 95% CI | 17.91, 19.23 | 17.07, 18.62 | 17.62, 18.68 | |
|
Gender
| ||||
| Male | 22 | 23 | 45 | |
| Female | 13 | 23 | 36 | |
| Total | 35 | 46 | 81 | NS |
|
Dominant hand
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| Right | 31 | 42 | 73 | |
| Left | 4 | 4 | 8 | NS |
|
Education (years)
| ||||
| Mean (s.d.) | 12.23 (2.00) | 11.79 (2.59) | 11.98 (2.35) | NS |
| 95% CI | 11.53, 12.94 | 11.03, 12.56 | 11.46, 12.51 | |
|
Parent education
| ||||
| Mean (s.d.) | 15.93 (2.17) | 15.26 (3.39) | 15.54 (2.94) | NS |
| 95% CI | 15.17, 16.68 | 14.25, 16.26 | 14.89, 16.20 | |
|
Positive symptoms
| ||||
| Mean (s.d.) | 11.64 (4.23) | 0.53 (1.35) | 5.90 (6.38) | 0.001 |
| 95% CI | 10.41, 13.42 | 0.27, 1.16 | 4.15, 6.96 | |
|
Negative symptoms
| ||||
| Mean (s.d.) | 11.11 (6.62) | 0.57 (0.94) | 5.65 (7.03) | 0.001 |
| 95% CI | 7.49, 12.16 | 0.17, 0.66 | 3.05, 5.91 | |
|
Velocity scaling (VS)
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| Mean (s.d.) | −0.12 (4.07) | 2.31 (4.10) | 1.26 (4.24) | 0.01 |
| 95% CI | −1.52, 1.28 | 1.09, 3.52 | 0.32, 2.19 | |
Abbreviations: NS, not significant; UHR, ultrahigh risk.
UHR participants were rated significantly higher on both positive and negative symptom domains. UHR individuals show significantly lower velocity scaling than healthy controls, indicating the presence of spontaneous parkinsonisms. 95% Confidence interval (CI) expressed as lower bound, upper bound.