Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the participants.

From: Who does what to whom? graph representations of action-predication in speech relate to psychopathological dimensions of psychosis

 

Overall

PS+

PS−

p value

n

205

81 (40%)

124 (60%)

 

Age

 

25.9 ± 6.3

25.2 ± 5.9

0.20

Sex

   

<0.01**

 Female

118 (58%)

35

83

 

 Male

87 (42%)

46

41

 

Race

   

<0.01**

 African American

53 (26%)

31

22

 

 Asian

24 (12%)

11

13

 

 Caucasian

89 (43%)

20

69

 

 Other

39 (19%)

19

20

 

Education

 

14.1 ± 2

15.5 ± 1.9

<0.001***

Caregiver education

 

14.6 ± 3

15.3 ± 2.3

0.07

BPRS total score

 

42 ± 14

22 ± 4

<0.001***

SANS total score

 

30 ± 15

4 ± 4.5

<0.001***

TLC total score

 

16 ± 14

4 ± 5

<0.001***

  1. The significant associations are tagged by asterisks (*<0.05, **<0.01, and ***<0.001). P-values were calculated using Pearson’s chi-squared test (for sex and race), and the Mann–Whitney U test (for age, education, caregiver education, and BPRS, SANS, and TLC total scores).
  2. PS+ individuals with psychosis spectrum disorders, PS− individuals without psychosis spectrum disorders, BPRS Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale, SANS scale for assessment of negative symptoms, TLC scale for the assessment of thought, language, and communication.
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