Table 1.
Demographic data of subjects.
| Healthy comparison subjects |
Schizophrenia patients | Statistics | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender (Male/Female) | 68/77 | 103/54 |
χ2 = 10.7, p = 1.0 × 10–3* |
| Age (year) | 39.9 (12.8) | 46.4 (10.8) |
t = 4.8, p = 2.7 × 10–6* |
| Education (year) | 14.7 (2.1) | 12.4 (2.1) |
t = –9.0, p = 3.8 × 10–17* |
| Duration of illness (year)a |
25.1 (11.9) | ||
| SAPSb | 6.8 (4.0) | ||
| SANSb | 16.9 (3.8) | ||
| GAF | 41.1 (4.3) |
Asterisks indicate statistical significance p < 0.05; aTwo subjects have no data of duration of illness; bOne subjects have no data of SAPS and SANS.
SAPS, Scale for the Assessment of Positive Symptoms; SANS, Scale for the Assessment of Negative Symptoms; GAF, Global Assessment of Functioning.