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. 2018 Dec 18;4(4):43. doi: 10.3390/ncrna4040043

Table 1.

Participant demographics for the control group and all participants with psychosis.

Control Psychosis Group Differences
Total (n) 44 (33.8%) 86 (66.2%)
Sex Female (n) 25 (41.0%) 36 (59.0%) χ2(3) = 2.615,
p = 0.106
Male (n) 19 (27.5%) 50 (72.5%)
Race Caucasian, non-Hispanic (n) 12 (54.5%) 10 (45.5%) χ2(3) = 22.494,
p < 0.001
Black, non-Hispanic (n) 18 (22.5%) 62 (77.5%)
Asian or other Pacific Islander (n) 10 (83.3%) 2 (16.7%)
Hispanic (n) 4 (25.0%) 12 (75.0%)
Antipsychotic Use Yes (n) 0 77
No (n) 44 9
Other medication * Yes (n) 4 9
No (n) 40 77
Smoking Yes(n) 7 39 χ2(3) = 11.034,
p = 0.001
No (n) 37 47
Age (Mean ± SD) 38.77 ± 12.82 40.21 ± 12.98 t(128) = −0.600,
p = 0.55
BMI (Mean ± SD) 28.93 ± 8.1 30.8 ± 8.15 t(128) = 1.241,
p = 0.217
Mean SD Mean SD
Age at onset of illness ~ ~ 21.32 7.88
Duration of untreated psychosis ~ ~ 2.97 5.85
Duration of illness ~ ~ 19.33 14.35

* Other medications indicate that the participant is concurrently taking a medication other than an antipsychotic, including hypertension, diabetes, etc. SD = Standard deviation. Age, age at onset of illness, duration of untreated psychosis and duration of illness are all reported in years.