Table 3.

Correlation coefficients between scores of level of apoptosis and age, SANS, SAPS, BPRS, duration of illness, and mean antipsychotic dose in patients

Variables	Age	BPRS	SANS	SAPS	Duration of illness	Mean antipsychotic dosea
Level of apoptosis (NDS)	−0.133	−0.012	0.105	−0.022	0.237	−0.266
Level of apoptosis (DS)	−0.339	0.367	0.032	0.012	0.319	−0.258

Note:

^aChlorpromazine equivalent dose.

Abbreviations: BPRS, Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale; DS, deficit schizophrenia; NDS, nondeficit schizophrenia; SANS, Scale for the Assessment of Negative Symptoms; SAPS, Scale for The Assessment of Positive Symptoms.