Table 2.
Multivariate regression analysis
| Independent variables | Dependent variables | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (N=33) | TALD total score | TALD Objective Positive | TALD Objective Negative | TALD Subjective Positive | TALD Subjective Negative | PANSS total score | PANSS positive subscale | PANSS negative subscale | PANSS general subscale |
| Intercept | 45.862 (10.707)* | 18.599 (7.996)* | 3.493 (2.581) | 6.021 (1.435)* | 17.749 (4.467)* | 79.640 (6.332)* | 21.282 (2.006)* | 18.813 (1.562)* | 39.545 (4.028)* |
| CRP | 6.872 (2.493)* | 5.117 (1.862)* | 0.390 (0.601) | 0.432 (0.334) | 0.932 (1.040) | 2.572 (1.474) | 0.982 (0.467)* | 0.025 (0.364) | 1.565 (0.938) |
| Sex | −3.047 (4.386) | −2.452 (3.276) | 1.605 (1.057) | −1.036 (0.588) | −1.164 (1.830) | −0.984 (2.594) | −0.547 (0.822) | −0.072 (0.640) | −0.365 (1.650) |
| Age | −0.311 (0.256) | −0.116 (0.191) | 0.001 (0.062) | −0.098 (0.034)* | −0.098 (0.107) | −0.211 (0.151) | −0.080 (0.048) | −0.025 (0.037) | −0.107 (0.096) |
| Illness duration | −0.148 (0.352) | 0.067 (0.263) | −0.058 (0.085) | 0.021 (0.047) | −0.177 (0.147) | 0.048 (0.208) | −0.030 (0.066) | −0.010 (0.051) | 0.088 (0.133) |
| Atypical antipsychotics | −2.029 (7.659) | −1.305 (5.720) | −1.119 (1.846) | 1.534 (1.027) | −1.140 (3.196) | 2.992 (4.530) | 0.444 (1.435) | 0.880 (1.118) | 1.668 (2.882) |
Notes: Numbers in each cell are multivariate regression coefficients and numbers in parentheses are the standard error values. *Significant at the 95% confidence level.
Abbreviations: PANSS, Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale; TALD, Thought and Language Disorder Scale.