TABLE 3.

Differences in the neurological characteristics between male and female forensic in-patients with schizophrenia.

	Men (n = 29)	Women (n = 29)
	M (SD)/ prevalence in %	M (SD)/ prevalence in %	U/χ 2	Significance level (p)
AIMS
Muscles of facial expression	0.2 (0.5)	1.1 (1.2)	204.5a	0.000***
Lips and perioral area	0.6 (1.1)	1.1 (1.2)	285.5a	0.020*
Current problems with teeth and/or dentures	24.1%	58.6%	7.108b	0.008**
EPS
Glabella reflex	1.1 (0.4)	1.5 (0.9)	265.0a	0.005**

M, mean; SD, standard deviation; AIMS, Abnormal Involuntary Movement Scale; EPS, Extrapyramidal Symptom Scale.

^aMann–Whitney-U.

^bChi-square χ² (Pearson).

*p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001 (asymptotic, two-tailed).