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. 2018 Sep 21;138(6):591–604. doi: 10.1111/acps.12961

Table 4.

Siblings cognitive trajectory group profiles (n = 1059)*

Profiles Cognitive trajectory group Overall trajectory group differenceϮ Pair‐wise comparison**
1. High (n = 254) 2. Normal (n = 413) 3. Mild (n = 260) 4. Moderate (n = 132)
Age 28.6 (7.7) 27.9 (8.0) 27.8 (8.9) 26.3 (8.9) F = 5.6, P = 0.001 2 < 1
Gender, % male 55.5 43.6 41.5 40.2 χ² = 14.1, P = 0.003 2 < 1; 2 > 4
Education (Verhage)a 6.1 (1.8) 5.3 (2.0) 4.5 (2.0) 3.5 (2.1) F = 62.2, P < 0.001 2 < 1; 2 > 3,4
Ethnicity, % Dutch 87.4 85.7 79.5 74.8 χ² = 14.1, P = 0.003 2 < 1; 2 > 3,4
IQ, Estimatedb 120.7 (9.9) 104.9 (9.5) 92.1 (7.9) 81.9 (6.7) F = 684.7, P < 0.001 2 < 1; 2 > 3,4
PAS, overall scorec 0.9 (0.6) 1.1 (0.7) 1.2 (0.6) 1.3 (0.7) F = 13.6, P < 0.001 2 < 4, 2 > 1
SIS‐Rd
Positive 0.3 (0.4) 0.4 (0.4) 0.4 (0.4) 0.5 (0.5) F = 4.2, P = 0.006 2 < 4
Negative 0.3 (0.3) 0.3 (0.2) 0.3 (0.3) 0.3 (0.3) F = 2.5, P = 0.108
CAPE (Positive dimension)e
PE Frequency 0.2 (0.2) 0.2 (0.2) 0.2 (0.2) 0.3 (0.3) F = 4.3, P = 0.006 2 < 4
PE Distress 0.4 (0.4) 0.5 (0.5) 0.5 (0.5) 0.6 (0.5) F = 2.4, P = 0.074
Cognitive performance
CPT performancef 254.9 (58.9) 245.3 (49.8) 242.4 (59.7) 220.9 (68.3) F = 9.3, P < 0.001 2 > 4
CPT variance (ms)g 70.9 (26.0) 74.6 (26.7) 80.0 (30.3) 80.2 (32.3) F = 4.8, P = 0.003 2 > 1; 2 < 3,4
Block designh 56.3 (8.4) 48.2 (12.4) 37.1 (13.8) 28.1 (11.9) F = 208.3, P < 0.001 2 < 1;2 > 3,4
Digit symboli 89.7 (11.9) 81.4 (13.0) 72.7 (14.4) 65.5 (13.8) F = 121.7, P < 0.001 2 < 1;2 > 3,4
Arithmeticj 17.7 (2.6) 14.9 (3.2) 11.5 (3.6) 8.2 (3.1) F = 318.5, P < 0.001 2 < 1; 2 > 3,4
Informationk 21.8 (3.5) 17.5 (4.0) 14.1 (3.8) 10.6 (3.6) F = 299.9, P < 0.001 2 < 1; 2 > 3,4
Immediate recalll 31.4 (4.4) 27.3 (4.9) 25.0 (5.0) 20.7 (4.8) F = 159.0, P < 0.001 2 < 1; 2 > 3,4
Delayed recallm 11.3 (2.1) 9.5 (2.4) 8.5 (2.3) 6.6 (1.8) F = 113.2, P < 0.001 2 < 1; 2 > 3,4

*Table presents mean (standard deviation) or %; **Only significantly different trajectory groups are reported based on Dunnett's adjustment. The reference group is normal trajectory group; aEducation (Verhage): range 0 (no education), 3–5 (school diploma) to 8 (university degree); bIQ: Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale‐III (WAIS‐III), short form; cPAS: Premorbid Adjustment Scale; dSIS‐R: Structured Inventory for Schizotypy—Revised (higher scores in PAS and SIS‐R reflect poorer outcomes); eCAPE: Community Assessment for Psychic Experiences; PE frequency and distress: Frequency of positive psychotic experiences and amount of distress of these PE; fCPT performance: Continuous performance test HQ, performance index, gCPT variance (ms): CPT‐HQ variance in reaction time (ms); hBlock design: WAIS‐III Block design; iDigit symbol: WAIS‐III Digit symbol substitution test; jArithmetic: WAIS‐III Arithmetic; kInformation: WAIS‐III Information; lImmediate recall: Word Learning Task (WLT) immediate recall; mDelayed recall: WLT Delayed recall; Cognitive trajectory: high performance (1) to moderately altered (4); Ϯ P < 0.05/20 was considered as statistically significant.