Table 1.

Demographic data and clinical disability measures.

Parameter	Gender Men/women		Age(Years; mean ± SD)	Duration of illness (Years; mean ± SD)	PANSS positive score	PANSS negative score	PANSS general score	PANSS total score
FEP	36	52	33.64 ± 8.84	0.28 ± 1.93	25.73 ± 5.99	21.75 ± 5.90	53.56 ± 7.27	101.03 ± 14.62
SC in relapse	17	28	35.95 ± 11.40	7.31 ± 6.30	26.53 ± 6.29	26.20 ± 9.98*	56.44 ± 12.67	105.86 ± 19.79
SC in remission	11	16	36.19 ± 9.28	9.95 ± 7.71	22.26 ± 5.97**,***	27.52 ± 6.10**	9.44 ± 7.83**,***	99.22 ± 18.24

^*Mann-Whitney test, statistically significant difference between FEP and SC in relapse groups (p = 0.006).

^**Mann-Whitney test, statistically significant difference between FEP and SC in remission groups (p < 0.05).

^***Mann-Whitney test, statistically significant difference between SC in relapse and SC in remission groups (p < 0.05).