Table 1.

Demographic and clinical data of SCZ patients and HC.

Characteristics	Patients Mean (SD)	Controls Mean (SD)	p-Value
Na	17	33
Age range	18–35	18–35
Age (years)	25.0 (3.8)	23.5 (4.2)	0.201
Sex (male: female ratio)	13/4	9/24	0.002
Laterality (right: left ratio)	15:2	25:2	0.634
BPRSb	54.1 (9.9)	24.8 (12.7)	0.001
- Reality distortion	12.1 (3.3)	3.9 (2.3)	0.001
- Disorganization	6.0 (3.0)	2.8 (1.5)	0.001
- Negative symptoms	9.9 (2.7)	2.8 (1.5)	0.001
CPZ equivalentsc	542.0 (582.7)	–	0.003

Data are presented as mean (SD). The demographic sex characteristic was included as co-variable in the statistical model. Significant p-values are shown in italics.

^aNumber of participants.

^bBrief Psychiatric Rating Scale.

^cChlorpromazine equivalents.