Table 2.
Correlations between the levels of hormones and cognitive performance.
| Cortisol |
DHEA-S |
Cortisol/DHEA-S |
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychosis | Controls | Psychosis | Controls | Psychosis | Controls | |
| RBANS – immediate memory | r = −0.157, | r = 0.069, | r = −0.030, | r = 0.127, | r = −0.102, | r = −0.119, |
| p = 0.223 | p = 0.631 | p = 0.814 | p = 0.376 | p = 0.430 | p = 0.405 | |
| RBANS – visuospatial/ | r = −0.239, | r = 0.033, | r = 0.061, | r = 0.029, | r = −0.212, | r = −0.039, |
| constructional abilities | p = 0.062 | p = 0.816 | p = 0.638 | p = 0.837 | p = 0.098 | p = 0.788 |
| RBANS – language | r = −0.039, | r = −0.012, | r = 0.031, | r = 0.079, | r = −0.061, | r = −0.185, |
| p = 0.766 | p = 0.934 | p = 0.813 | p = 0.583 | p = 0.638 | p = 0.195 | |
| RBANS - attention | r = −0.255, | r = 0.010, | r = 0.034, | r = −0.024, | r = −0.205, | r = −0.009, |
| p = 0.046a | p = 0.944 | p = 0.791 | p = 0.866 | p = 0.110 | p = 0.950 | |
| RBANS – delayed memory | r = −0.318, | r = −0.015, | r = 0.087, | r = 0.205, | r = −0.256, | r = −0.180, |
| p = 0.012b | p = 0.917 | p = 0.503 | p = 0.149 | p = 0.045c | p = 0.206 | |
Linear regression analysis: age (B = −0.686, t = −4.835, p < 0.001), sex (B = 2.070, t = 0.608, p = 0.546), education years (B = 2.217, t = 3.504, p = 0.001), BMI (B = −0.403, t = −1.039, p = 0.303), cigarette smoking (B = 2.088, t = 0.603, p = 0.549), CPZeq (B = −0.006, t = −0.754, p = 0.454), cortisol (B = −0.019, t = −1.306, p = 0.197).
Linear regression analysis: age (B = −0.152, t = −1.329, p = 0.189), sex (B = −1.776, t = −0.647, p = 0.521), education years (B = 0.826, t = 1.617, p = 0.112), BMI (B = −0.239, t = −0.763, p = 0.449), cigarette smoking (B = −3.636, t = −1.302, p = 0.199), CPZeq (B = −0.002, t = −0.376, p = 0.709), cortisol (B = −1.345, t = −2.476, p = 0.046).
Linear regression analysis: age (B = −0.165, t = −1.294, p = 0.201), sex (B = −1.790, t = −0.552, p = 0.584), education years (B = 0.736, t = 1.415, p = 0.163), BMI (B = −0.344, t = −1.094, p = 0.279), cigarette smoking (B = −3.307, t = −1.158, p = 0.252), CPZeq (B = −0.003, t = −0.413, p = 0.681), cortisol/DHEA-S ratio (B = −0.326, t = −2.112, p = 0.049).