Table 1.
Participant demographics.
| Healthy control group (n =51) | People with schizophrenia (n =40) | p-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | ||
| Age (years) | 24.2 | 4.7 | 23.5 | 4.6 | ns |
| Gender (% male) | 67 | 70 | ns | ||
| Handedness (% right) | 94 | 95 | ns | ||
| WTAR | 41.5 | 5.5 | 38.3 | 8.3 | p < .05 |
| Education (years) | 15.0 | 2.1 | 13.6 | 1.8 | p < .005 |
| Parental Education (years) | 13.9 | 2.4 | 14.6 | 2.7 | ns |
| SANS (total) | – | – | 20.4 | 12.5 | – |
| SAPS (total) | – | – | 6.0 | 8.0 | – |
| BPRS (total) | – | – | 37.5 | 8.3 | – |
Note: ns = no significant group difference at p<.05, two-tailed; WTAR = Wechsler Test of Adult Reading; Parental Education = average number of years across parents