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. 2015 Sep 23;1:15026. doi: 10.1038/npjschz.2015.26

Table 1. Mean, s.d. and group differences for demographic data, questionnaire data, and rating scores of the emotion regulation task and descriptives of medication status and psychotic symptoms.

HC (n=16) Mean±s.d. UHR (n=15) Mean±s.d. Test statistic Confidence interval (95%)
Demographics
 Gender (% male) 50% 53% χ 2(1)=0.02 P=0.88 −0.32 0.38
 Age (in years) 22.1±3.6 23.1±4.4 t(29)=−0.70 P=0.49 −4.0 2.0
 Educationa 5.4±0.6 5.2±09 t(29)=0.88 P=0.37 −0.31 0.79
 Handedness (% right) 75% 80% χ 2(1)=0.02 P=0.88 −0.26 0.34
   
PANAS
 Positive affect 33.4±5.4 30.0±7.7 t(29)=1.48 P=0.15 −1.33 8.34
 Negative affect 12.4±2.0 22.3±6.7 t(16.3)=−5.5 P<0.001b , c −13.75 −6.16
   
ERQ
 Reappraisal 5.1±1.0 4.2±09 t(29)=2.74 P=0.01b 0.24 1.63
 Suppression 4.5±1.7 4.1±1.2 t(29)=0.85 P=0.40 −0.62 1.52
   
Rating scores
 Attend neutral 1.1±02 1.3±04 U=64.0 P=0.03d
 Attend negative 2.4±05 2.5±07 U=108.5 P=0.65
 Reappraise 1.8±04 2.1±06 U=86.5 P=0.18
   
Current medication status (n)
 Antipsychotics 0 0
 Antidepressants (SSRI) 0 4
 Methylphenidate 0 2
 Other medication 1 1
   
PANSS
 Positive symptoms NA 13.1±2.7
 Negative symptoms NA 10.5±2.5
 General symptoms NA 28.3±6.1
   
DSM diagnosis (n)
MDD   3
 Depressive disorder nos NA 1
 Adjustment disorder NA 4
 Personality disorder nos NA 1
 OCD NA 1
 Eating disorder nos NA 1
 ADHD NA 1
 PTSD NA 1
 Learning disorder NOS NA 1
 Unspecified mental disorder (non-psychotic) NA 1

Abbreviations: ADHD, Attention deficit Hyperactivity disorder; ERQ, Emotion regulation questionnaire; HC, healthy control; MDD, Major depressive disorder; NOS, Not otherwise specified; OCD, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder; PANAS, Positive and negative symptom scale; PANSS, Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale; PTSD, post-traumatic stress disorder; SSRI: Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor; UHR, ultra-high risk.

a

Education according to Verhage. 57

b

Significant at P<0.05.

c

Equal variances not assumed.

d

Not significant at the corrected P-value of P<0.017.