Table 1.
Sociodemographic and clinical variables as well as immune and metabolic marker concentrations in the primary sample (n = 52 patients) and the replication sample (n = 65).
| Primary sample | Replication sample | |
|---|---|---|
| Age | 51.3 (9.2) | 41.69 (12.4) |
| Sex | 49/52 male (94.2%) | 34/65 male (52.3%) |
| Race | 39/52 black (75%) | 46/65 black (70.8%) |
| Smoking | 26/52 smoker (50%) | 8 cigarettes smoked daily (9.5) |
| BMI | 31.4 (6.8) | 32.2 (7.7) |
| PANSS total score | 60.6 (14.5) | 70.9 (16.7) |
| PANSS positive subscale score | 15.8 (4.8) | 18.8 (6.4) |
| PANSS negative subscale score | 16.6 (6.0) | 16.1 (5.8) |
| PANSS general subscale score | 28.2 (7.8) | 36.0 (9.6) |
| Total cholesterol | 176 (120–289) | 161 (86–283) |
| LDL | 111 (46.8–195) | 89 (20–181) |
| ln TNF (mean-centered) | −0.32 (−1.53 to 3.24) | 1.78 (−1.90 to 3.69) |
| ln IL-6 (mean-centered) | −0.21 (−2.67 to 3.88) | 1.62 (0.29 to 6.63) |
All variables are shown as means and standard deviations or proportions, except for TNF, IL-6, cholesterol, LDL, which are shown as median and min/max.
BMI body mass index, PANSS positive and negative syndrome scale, LDL low-density lipoprotein, ln TNF natural log of tumor necrosis factor, ln IL-6 natural log of interleukin-6.