Table 1 Demographic and illness characteristics of groups
| Â | GROUP | Â | Â | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Schizophrenia | Control | Â | p |
Gender: | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Female, n (%) | 9 (36) | 7 (28) | 0.368 | 0.544 |
Male, n (%) | 16 (64) | 18 (72) | Â | Â |
Age, years: mean (sd) | 40.16 (8.153) | 35.48 (5.49) | t = 2.380 | 0.021 |
Years in education | 9.08(1.470) | 9.92 (1.038) | t = -2.335 | 0.024 |
Duration of illness, mean (SD) | 11.32(5.8) | - | Â | Â |
Employment: | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Unemployed | 6 | 0 | 3.6E-07* | <0.001 |
Self employed | 6 | 0 | Â | Â |
Govt/private salaried | 6 | 22 | Â | Â |
Home maker | 7 | 3 | Â | Â |
BPRS, mean (SD) | 3.68 (1.249) | 0 | t = 14.732 | <0.001 |
HRSD, mean (SD) | 1.36 (.952) | 0 | t = 7.141 | <0.001 |
MMSE, mean (SD) | 29.80 (.408) | 29.92 (.277) | t = -1.216 | 0.230 |
SANS, mean (SD) | 2.68 (.690) | 0 | t = 19.4 | <0.001 |
IDEAS, mean (SD) | 2.16 (2.267) | - | Â | Â |
Medication: | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Typical antipsychotics | 22(88) | - | Â | Â |
Atypical antipsychotics, n (%) | 1 (4) | - | Â | Â |
Combination of antipsychotics | 2 (8) | - | Â | Â |
Benzodiazepine, n (%) | 8 (32) | - | Â | Â |
Anticholinergics, n (%) | 24 (96) | - | Â | Â |
Antidepressant, n (%) | 3 (12) | - | Â | Â |