Table 1 Demographic information of study groups with clinical characteristics medication data for the schizophrenia group.

From: Reduced temporal variability of cortical excitation/inhibition ratio in schizophrenia

Variable

SZ (n = 30)

HC (n = 31)

Statistics

p-value

Sex

11F/19M

13F/18M

\({\chi }^{2}\) = 0.1773

p = 0.6737

Age

33.07 ± 9.73

33.06 ± 10.31

t = −0.0008

p = 0.9993

Years in education

16 [8; 18]

16 [12; 18]

z = 1.0439

p = 0.2965

Illness duration

8.17 ± 8.57

   

CPZ equivalent dose

394.16 ± 346.01

   

PANSS total score

60.63 ± 17.74

   

PANSS general subscore

30.10 ± 9.05

   

PANSS negative subscore

15.90 ± 5.70

   

PANSS positive subscore

14.63 ± 5.12

   

CPZ equivalent dose

394.16 ± 346.01

   

Medication information (SZ group)

Medication name

n (mean dose ± SD mg)

Medication type

Quetiapine

3 (500 ± 285 mg)

antipsychotics

Risperidone

1 (2 mg)

Flupentixol decanoate

1 (20 mg)

Clozapine

13 (135 ± 132 mg)

Haloperidol

3 (3.75 ± 1.1 mg)

Olanzapine

4 (8.125 ± 2.4 mg)

Amisulpride

5 (430 ± 338 mg)

Aripiprazole

8 (16.875 ± 5.3 mg)

Lithium

5 (850 ± 224 mg)

Mood stabilizers

Valproate

2 (950 ± 71 mg)

Lamotrigine

1 (200 mg)

Clonazepam

9 (1.5 ± 0.9 mg)

Benzodiazepines

Alprazolam

1 (0.5 mg)

Paroxetine

1 (20 mg)

Antidepressants

Sertraline

1 (50 mg)

Citalopram

1 (20 mg)

  1. SZ schizophrenia, HC healthy control, F female, M make, CPZ chlorpromazine equivalent dose, PANSS positive and negative syndrome scale, SD standard deviation.