Fig. 2.

Plasma concentrations of 3 dicarbonyl compounds in 40 patients with chronic schizophrenia and 40 healthy controls

Fig. 2A: Plasma concentrations of Methylglyoxal (MGO)

Fig. 2B: Glyoxal (GO)

Fig. 2C: 3-Deoxyglucosone (3-DG)

Four patients with extremely high MGO concentrations (> 2 SD higher than the mean in controls) were indicated with * (n = 4). Values were compared with the 2-tailed Mann-Whitney U test. Error bars indicate mean and SD.