Table 1 Demographic and clinical data (mean and standard deviation) for neurotypical controls (NC), first-degree relatives (FDR), and participants with (SZ + FTD) and without (SZ−FTD) formal thought disorder

From: The language profile of formal thought disorder

 

NC (n = 15)

FDR (n = 15)

SZ + FTD (n = 15)

SZ−FTD (n = 15)

F(df)Pa (n = 15)

Mean age (years)

45 (13.0)

45 (13.0)

50 (14.6)

38 (7.3)

2.4 (3,56) 0.080

Sex #male

7

8

13

10

 

Years of education

16 (3.6)

17 (4.1)

15 (3.6)

13 (4.0)

3.0 (3,56) 0.038

NART

109 (8.7)

101 (12.2)

96 (14.2)

95 (14.0)

4.1(3,55) 0.010

IQ*

107 (8.5)

103 (9.9)

80 (15.7)

87 (19.9)

12.0(3,56) < 0.0005

Illness duration (months)

None

30 (80.4)

232 (149.3)

199 (88.6)

 

PANSS item 2

1(0)

1.3(0.6)

5.2(0.9)

1.5(0.6)

 

PANSS positive subscale

8.2(0.9)

12 (5.9)

30 (5.0)

21 (4.6)

 

PANSS negative subscale

9 (1.4)

12 (6.1)

27 (7.7)

20 (6.8)

 

PANSS General Psychopathology Subscale

23 (5.0)

29 (10.2)

39 (16.7)

47 (8.6)

 

PANSS total

40 (5.8)

52 (21.1)

74 (33.9)

88 (16.3)

 
  1. NART refers to the IQ estimate generated from the National Adult Reading Test.51 IQ* refers to the Wechsler Abbreviated Scale of Intelligence (WASI) full scale IQ452
  2. aOne-way ANOVA