Table 2. Demographic and clinical data.
| HC | NVS | VS | NPV | f/chi/t value | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | 24 | 26 | 37 | 24 | - | - |
| Gender: male/female | 19/5 | 20/6 | 31/7 | 23/1 | 10.03 | .124 |
| Age (s.e.m.) | 30.04 (2.1) | 43.08 (1.9) | 35.3 (1.6) | 38.8 (2.1) | 2.94 | .036* |
| Age of first hospitalization | -- | 23.94 (6.62) | 22.09 (9.37) | -- | .799 | .428 |
| Illness Duration | -- | 19.79 (1.89) | 13.79 (1.73) | -- | 2.30 | .025* |
| Education in years | 14.6 (0.4) | 13.2 (0.4) | 11.7 (0.3) | 12.4(0.4) | 10.70 | .000 *** |
| Medication dose (CPZ equivalents) | -- | 1343.7 (687.4) | 1230.6 (637.8) | -- | 0.65 | .52 |
| Substance Abuse | 2/24 | 5/26 | 18/37 | 14/24 | 20.011 | .000*** |
| WRAT-4 | 50.3 (1.8) | 42.1 (2.1) | 45.1(1.2) | 43.2 (2.1) | 3.82 | .012* |
| LHA Total | 13.83 (1.31) | 10.28 (.97) | 25.61 (.98) | 33.13 (1.18) | 64.23 | .000*** |
| Barratt Impulsivity | 55.13 (1.79) | 61.27 (2.49) | 62.31 (1.85) | 65.92 (2.14) | 4.12 | .008* |
| Buss-Perry Total | 56.46 (2.71) | 63.89 (4.23) | 77.12 (3.00) | 85.17 (5.58) | 10.05 | .000*** |
| Buss-Perry Physical | 15.38 (1.02) | 15.64 (1.39) | 22.25 (1.19) | 26.52 (1.90) | 14.02 | .000*** |
| Buss-Perry Verbal | 13.13 (.86) | 11.88 (.94) | 14.12 (.83) | 16.33 (1.03) | 3.89 | .011* |
| Buss-Perry Anger | 11.71 (.60) | 14.35 (1.07) | 18.21 (1.08) | 21.54 (1.88) | 11.35 | .000*** |
| Buss-Perry Hostility | 16.13 (1.14) | 20.96 (1.66) | 22.03 (.94) | 21.33 (1.56) | 3.99 | .01* |
| panTT | -- | 78.5 (14.2) | 79.1 (12.9) | -- | -0.17 | .866 |
| panGS | - | 38.7 (1.5) | 40.5 (1.2) | - | .89 | .349 |
| panPS | -- | 18.7 (5.4) | 20.68 (6.4) | -- | -1.28 | .21 |
| panNG | -- | 21.1 (5.3) | 17.89 (5.4) | -- | 2.27 | .027 * |
ANOVA or t-test for continuous and chi-square test for categorical variables.
* P ≤ 0.05
** P ≤ 0.001
*** P ≤.0001.
S.E.M. = standard error of mean; S.E.M. are the values in parenthesis; CPZ = chlorpromazine; panTT = PANSS Total Score; panGS = PANSS General Score; panPS = PANSS Positive Score; panNG = PANSS Negative Score; LHA = Life History of Aggression