Table 3 |
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Means (and SD) test scores for early-onset and adult-onset schizophrenia spectrum disorders and the results of an ANCOVA with current age and duration of illness as covariates |
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Early onset (n = 19) |
Adult onset (n = 85) |
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Mean |
SD |
Mean |
SD |
F(df = 103) |
Significance |
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Education levela |
12.0 |
2.00 |
13.38 |
2.86 |
0.052 |
0.821 |
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BMI |
26.28 |
6.29 |
24.85 |
4.20 |
2.373 |
0.127 |
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Previous hospitalisations |
7.37 |
3.93 |
7.21 |
4.38 |
0.004 |
0.95 |
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SAIQ need treatment |
10.63 |
3.34 |
10.74 |
3.09 |
0.069 |
0.793 |
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SAIQ presence/outcome |
9.47 |
3.52 |
9.00 |
3.64 |
0.308 |
0.58 |
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PANSS positive |
15.26 |
3.45 |
15.32 |
3.45 |
0.000 |
0.988 |
|
PANSS negativea |
22.84 |
4.35 |
18.36 |
4.66 |
13.134 |
<0.001** |
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PANSS cognitivea |
24.63 |
4.07 |
19.66 |
4.57 |
14.919 |
<0.001** |
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PANSS total scorea |
86.37 |
13.63 |
74.96 |
14.38 |
6.236 |
0.014* |
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BIS motora |
18.79 |
5.99 |
14.95 |
5.48 |
1.114 |
0.294 |
|
BIS attentionala |
13.11 |
4.83 |
9.59 |
4.44 |
3.974 |
0.049* |
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BIS non-planninga |
19.58 |
4.06 |
15.29 |
5.15 |
3.998 |
0.047* |
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BIS total score a |
51.47 |
12.32 |
39.84 |
12.57 |
3.938 |
0.05* |
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BDI |
17.89 |
13.89 |
13.79 |
11.13 |
0.092 |
0.763 |
|
BAI |
19.00 |
16.01 |
15.52 |
14.14 |
0.07 |
0.792 |
|
BHS |
7.21 |
4.5 |
6.31 |
4.21 |
0.414 |
0.646 |
|
SSI |
3.68 |
6.90 |
4.24 |
6.21 |
0.777 |
0.38 |
|
QOL G1Fa |
2.68 |
1.00 |
3.18 |
0.76 |
1.035 |
0.312 |
|
QOL G4Fa |
2.26 |
0.93 |
3.08 |
1.03 |
2.707 |
0.103 |
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QOL physical |
20.52 |
4.41 |
22.39 |
4.17 |
0.233 |
0.063 |
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QOL psychologicala |
15.05 |
4.93 |
18.21 |
4.0 |
3.936 |
0.05* |
|
QOL sociala |
10.32 |
3.61 |
12.29 |
3.85 |
0.403 |
0.527 |
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QOL environmental |
25.58 |
5.88 |
26.33 |
5.46 |
0.001 |
0.971 |
|
QOL total scorea |
71.47 |
15.04 |
80.23 |
12.71 |
0.826. |
0.366 |
|
GAF |
47.63 |
8.72 |
52.18 |
11.99 |
1.895 |
0.172 |
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*p < 0.05; **p < 0.01 a Indicates significant differences in paired t-test Abbreviations: SAIQ = Self-Appraisal of Illness Questionnaire; PANSS = Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale; BIS = Barrett Impulsiveness Scale; BDI = Beck Depression Inventory; ACL = Anxiety Checklist; BHS = Beck Hopelessness Scale; SSI = Scale for Suicide Ideation; QOL = Quality of Life; GAF = Global Assessment of Functioning. |
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Kao and Liu BMC Psychiatry 2010 10:63 doi:10.1186/1471-244X-10-63 |
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