Table 1. Demographic and clinical characteristics of (a) patients group and controls group and (b) follow-up group and non follow-up group.
| (a) | Controls (n = 24) Mean (SD) | Patients (n = 20) Mean (SD) | t (df = 42) | P value |
| Age (years) | 24.79 (6.11) | 24.45 (5.51) | 0.19 | 0.848 |
| Education (years) | 13.17 (2.16) | 11.95 (2.61) | 1.69 | 0.098 |
| Sex (M/F) | 13/11 | 10/10 | 0.783* | |
| PANSS | n/a. | 88.95 (14.86) | ||
| Positive score | n/a. | 21.25 (5.42) | ||
| Negative score | n/a. | 19.10 (6.26) | ||
| General psychopathology | n/a. | 48.60 (8.19) | ||
| Duration of illness (years) | n/a. | 1.91 (1.94) | ||
| Medication (mg) | n/a. | 285 (108.94) | ||
| (b) | follow-up group (n = 9) Mean (SD) | non follow-up (n = 11) Mean (SD) | t (df = 18) | P value |
| Age (years) | 23.00 (4.80) | 25.64 (5.99) | -1.07 | 0.299 |
| Education (years) | 11.22 (2.64) | 12.55 (2.54) | -1.14 | 0.270 |
| Sex (M/F) | 4/5 | 6/5 | 0.653* | |
| Duration of illness (years) | 1.68 (1.84) | 2.10 (2.09) | -0.47 | 0.642 |
| Medication (mg) | 300 (150.00) | 272 (64.67) | 0.55 | 0.591 |
Data expressed as the means (SD); SD: standard deviation; df: degrees of freedom; PANSS: positive and negative syndrome scale; n/a.: not applicable;
*: χ2-test