Table 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of schizophrenia patients and healthy controls
| Schizophrenia patients | Healthy controls | Two‐sided | |
|---|---|---|---|
| (n = 21) | (n = 28) | P‐value | |
| Age | 34.1 ± 6.7a | 31.5 ± 7.2a | 0.20b |
| Gender | 5 F–16 M | 8 F–20 M | 0.71c |
| Years of education | 14.2 ± 3.2a | 16.7 ± 3.0a | 0.01b |
|
Verbal intelligence (IQ in WST test) |
105.2 ± 8.8a | 107.4 ± 6.8a | <0.001b |
| Attention span (TN‐E in d2 test) | 152.0 ± 34.0a | 183.3 ± 43.3a | <0.001b |
| PDI | |||
| Yes/no | 17.2 ± 7.8a | 5.8 ± 5.6a | <0.001b |
| Conviction | 54.8 ± 33.4a | 15.0 ± 15.7a | <0.001b |
| Distress | 55.1 ± 32.4a | 10.9 ± 12.6a | <0.001b |
| Preoccupation | 51.3 ± 30.0a | 11.5 ± 12.9a | <0.001b |
| Sum | 178.4 ± 100.8a | 43.1 ± 45.4a | <0.001b |
| PANNS | |||
| Positive | 14.1 ± 4.8a | – | – |
| Negative | 13.6 ± 5.4a | – | – |
| General | 27.3 ± 9.4a | – | – |
| Medication | |||
| Daily olanzapine equivalent dose (mg) | 10.9 ± 5.2 | – | – |
Mean ± SD.
Two‐sample t‐test.
Chi‐squared test.