Table 1.

Baseline characteristics of the three groups.

Characteristics	Acute stage	Remission stage	Healthy group	F//χ2	P
Variable	n = 42	n = 40	n = 44
Sex (F/M)	15/17	14/16	18/16	1.849	0.163
Age (years)	39.8 ± 11.7	41.1 ± 11.0	42.1 ± 10.4	1.356	0.701
BMI (kg/m2)	22.3 ± 3.4	24.3 ± 4.1	24.3 ± 4.1	2.432	0.181
Years of education	9.7 ± 4.4	9.9 ± 4.0	10.1 ± 4.6	1.103	0.902
PANSS scores	29.8 ± 12.3	10.3 ± 4.9	/	2.589	0.007

F, Female; M, male; BMI, Body mass index; PANSS, Positive and negative syndrome.