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. 2020 Feb 11;46(5):1269–1281. doi: 10.1093/schbul/sbaa001

Table 1.

Clinical Characteristics of Probands With and Without Negative Symptoms

NS Non-NS Statistic P-value
(N = 322) (N = 515)
Sociodemographic Characteristics
 Age, years, mean (SD) 35.6 (12.4) 36.7 (12.6) F 1,835 = 1.8 .18
 Gender, female, N (%) 156 (48.4 %) 260 (50.4 %) χ 2 = 0.25 .62
 Race, N (%)
  Caucasian 169 (52.5 %) 326 (63.3 %) χ 2 = 9.59 .002
  African American 137 (42.5 %) 183 (35.5 %) χ 2 = 3.83 .050
 Education, years, mean (SD) 13.0 (2.3) 13.5 (2.4) F 1,833 = 11.1 .001
 Hollingshead score 51.5 (14.7) 56.9 (15.1) F 1,779 = 17.6 < .001
 Hollingshead score, maternal 42.5 (17.3) 41.2 (17.0) F 1,704 = 0.96 .33
 Hollingshead score, paternal 39.2 (18.7) 37.6 (17.8) F 1,612 = 1.10 .29
 Age of illness onset 20.0 (8.1) 20.4 (8.7) F 1,804 = 0.30 .59
 Illness duration, years 15.5 (12.1) 16.4 (12.4) F 1,804 = 1.09 .30
 Number of hospitalizations 6.1 (7.0) 5.7 (7.1) F 1,667 = 0.69 .41
 At least one suicide attempt 139 (43.8 %) 193 (38.0 %) χ 2 = 4.27 .12
 Lifetime ECT 23 (7.3 %) 19 (3.7 %) χ 2 = 5.09 .04
Psychosis Subgroups, N (%)
 Schizophrenia 167 (48.8 %) 175 (51.2 %) χ 2 = 0.19 .67
 Schizoaffective disorder 93 (42.1 %) 118 (57.9 %) χ 2 = 2.96 .09
 Bipolar I w/psychosis 62 (21.8 %) 222 (78.2 %) χ 2 = 90.14 < .001
 Biotype-1a 91 (46.9 %) 103 (53.1 %) χ 2 = 0.74 .39
 Biotype-2 92 (40.7 %) 134 (59.3 %) χ 2 = 7.81 .005
 Biotype-3 90 (32.8 %) 184 (47.2 %) χ 2 = 32.25 < .001
Clinical Characteristics, Mean (SD)
 GAF 47.7 (11.7) 56.6 (13.4) F 1,833 = 96.4 < .001
 Birchwood SFS 114.9 (25.7) 130.7 (23.4) F 1,665 = 66.8 < .001
 PANSS-Positive 17.3 (6.1) 14.9 (5.2) F 1,834 = 36.7 < .001
 PANSS-Negative 19.5 (5.2) 12.0 (3.4) F 1,835 = 638.8 < .001
 PANSS-General 35.8 (9.2) 29.4 (8.0) F 1,834 = 111.4 < .001
 MADRS 14.11 (10.9) 8.5 (7.8) F 1,814 = 74.0 < .001
 Young Mania Rating Scale 7.0 (7.0) 5.9 (6.1) F 1,808 = 5.7 .02
 WRAT-4 IQ 96.0 (15.6) 98.2 (14.8) F 1,815 = 4.2 .04
 PANSS Negative Symptom Factor items
  N1. Blunted affect 3.3 (1.5) 1.7 (0.8) F 1,835 = 413.5 < .001
  N2. Emotional withdrawal 3.0 (1.2) 1.7 (0.8) F 1,835 = 358.7 < .001
  N3. Poor rapport 2.5 (1.3) 1.4 (0.6) F 1,835 = 208.6 < .001
  N4. Passive/apathetic social withdrawal 3.3 (1.4) 1.8 (0.8) F 1,835 = 447.1 < .001
  N6. Lack of spontaneity 2.6 (1.4) 1.5 (0.7) F 1,835 = 244.8 < .001
  G7. Motor retardation 2.2 (1.1) 1.3 (0.6) F 1,835 = 214.9 < .001
  G16. Active social withdrawal 2.9 (1.4) 1.8 (0.8) F 1,835 = 242.3 < .001
Concomitant Medications, N (%)
 Any psychotropic medication 297 (92.2 %) 479 (93.0 %) χ 2 = 0.18 .91
 Antipsychotics (any) 272 (84.4 %) 411 (79.8 %) χ 2 = 3.27 .20
  Antipsychotics, first generation 41 (12.7 %) 39 (7.6 %) χ 2 = 6.20 .05
  Antipsychotics, second generation 230 (71.4 %) 372 (72.2 %) χ 2 = 0.17 .97
 Mood stabilizers (any) 117 (36.3 %) 256 (49.7 %) χ 2 = 14.46 .001
 Antidepressants (any) 150 (46.6 %) 222 (43.1 %) χ 2 = 1.03 .60
 Sedatives/anxiolytics 85 (26.4 %) 146 (28.3 %) χ 2 = 0.38 .83
 Stimulants 17 (5.3 %) 39 (7.6 %) χ 2 = 1.67 .43
 Anticholinergics 48 (14.9 %) 64 (12.4 %) χ 2 = 1.08 .58

aOf the 837 probands with complete PANSS Negative data, only 694 had Biotype designations due to biomarker data requirements for the Biotype classification process. These individuals overlapped completely.