Table 1 Characteristics of nonaffective psychosisa and control subjects

From: Stem cell signaling in newly diagnosed, antipsychotic-naive subjects with nonaffective psychosis

 

Psychosis (N=24)

Control (N=24)

P-valueb

Mean age (s.d.) in years

30.4 (10.3)

26.8 (6.1)

0.144

Male/female

17/7

17/7

1.000

Mean body mass index (s.d.)c

22.6 (4.4)

23.9 (2.8)

0.247

Mean number of cigarettes per day (s.d.)

8.3 (9.0)

5.1 (7.4)

0.179

Mean cortisol blood levels in mg per 100 ml (s.d.)

18.7 (4.4)

21.2 (2.8)

0.095

Mean parental socioeconomic status (s.d.)d

34.7 (14.7)

42.4 (13.3)

0.086

Living in the catchment areae, n (%)

15 (62.5)

19 (70.8)

0.204

  1. Sixteen met criteria for schizophrenia, six for schizophreniform disorder and two for delusional disorder.
  2. bbStatistical tests were t-tests except for gender and area of residence.
  3. cIn kg m−2.
  4. dSocioeconomic status of the family of origin was assessed with the Hollingshead-Redlich scale.
  5. eCatchment area (Esquerra Eixample) in Barcelona. Esquerra Eixample is a relatively homogeneous middle class/upper middle class neighborhood in the center of the city.
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