Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of study subjects taken at baseline of longitudinal study

From: Networks of blood proteins in the neuroimmunology of schizophrenia

 

Unaffected comparison (UC) N = 35

Clinical high-risk, nonconverters (CHR-NC) N = 40

Clinical high-risk, Converters (CHR-C) N = 32

Age, average (SD)

20 (4.5)

19.5 (4.6)

19.2 (3.7)

Ancestry

%Caucasian

60%,

65%

55%

%African

31%

17.5%

21%

%Asian

9%

17.5%

24%

Sex, % female

34%

37.5%

30.3%

SES, average (SD)

4.8 (1.8)

4.5 (2.3)

4.5 (1.8)

Time blood draw, average (SD)

12.:12 pm (1.85 h)

12:39 pm (2.0 h)

11:59 am (1.79 h)

Prescription medication

Antipsychotica

0%

25%

13%

Antidepressantb

1%

30%

25%

Stimulant

0%

8%

6%

Mood stabilizer

0%

5%

3%

Benzodiazepinec

0%

5%

13%

NSAID

0%

0%

0%

Antibiotic

0%

0%

0%

Substance Use

Tobacco used

9%

30%

44%

Alcohol use

46%

48%

38%

Marijuana usee

9%

25%

31%

Current co-morbid DSM IV Diagnosis

Depressionf

0%

45%

50%

Anxiety Disordersg,*

3%

60%

56%

  1. aCHR-C vs UC FET p-value = 0.047, CHR-NC vs UC Fisher Exact Test (FET) p-value = 0.001
  2. bCHR-C vs UC FET p-value = 0.011, CHR-NC vs UC FET p-value = 0.002
  3. cCHR-C vs UC FET p-value = 0.047
  4. dCHR-C vs UC FET p-value = 0.001, CHR-NC vs UC FET p-value = 0.02
  5. eCHR-C vs UC FET p-value = 0.020, CHR-NC vs UC FET p-value = 0.056
  6. fCHR-C vs UC FET p-value < 0.0001, CHR-NC vs UC FET p-value < 0.0001
  7. gCHR-C vs UC FET p-value < 0.0001, CHR-NC vs UC FET p-value < 0.0001
  8. *Depression disorders include Major Depression, Depressive Disorder Not Otherwise Specified, and Dysthymic Disorder. Anxiety Disorders include Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Panic Disorder, Agoraphobia, Social Phobia, Specific Phobia, Generalized Anxiety Disorder