Table 3.
Demographic characteristics of schizophrenia and control groups
| Demographic variables | Schizophrenia (n=39)
|
Control (n=31)
|
F-value | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) | [95% CI] | Mean (SD) | [95% CI] | |||
| Age (years) | 38.85 (9.52) | [35.71, 41.93] | 38.32 (9.12) | [34.98, 41.67] | 0.05 | 0.817 |
| Education (years) | 13.03 (2.12) | [12.78, 13.41] | 13.96 (2.40) | [13.41, 14.16] | 1.06 | 0.739 |
| IQ | 96.44 (12.51) | [92.38, 100.49] | 111.84 (10.50) | [107.99, 115.69] | 30.10 | 0.000 |
| PANSS | ||||||
| Positive | 19.92 (4.74) | |||||
| Negative | 19.92 (3.44) | |||||
| General pathology | 41.21 (5.43) | |||||
| Total | 81.05 (10.57) | |||||
Abbreviations: PANSS, the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale; SD, standard deviation; CI, confidence interval.