Table 1.

Sociodemographic, Clinical, and Neuropsychological Characteristics

GroupSCZMDDHCStatistics
DemographicsAll (n = 45)All (n = 45)All (n = 45)X2 (df)P
Gender (female: male)19: 26b26: 19b22: 232.19 (2).334
m (sd)m (sd)m (sd)F (df1, df2)P
Age37.3 (11.9)37.6 (11.3)37.9 (11.4)0.03 (2,132).972
Severity of illnessm (sd)m (sd)m (sd)F (df1, df2)P
 Disease duration (y)10.1 (6.9)11.3 (6.3)0.67* (1,86).414
 CPZ328.7 (316.7)
  PANSSpositive21.0 (5.8)
  PANSSnegative17.1 (5.8)
  PANSSgeneral38.3 (9.7)
 PANSStotal76.4 (18.0)
 PANSSpositive-factora13.1 (3.8)
 H-MDRS20.7 (6.8)
 BDI24.5 (10.0)
 GAF58.5 (10.0)63.6 (5.2)9.48* (1,87).003
 CGI4.3 (0.5)4.3 (0.7)0.35* (1,87).557
 PDI31.8 (9.1)6.2 (7.4)1.6 (2.4)248.2 (2,132)<.001
Neuropsychological testsm (sd)m (sd)m (sd)F (df1, df2)P
 Premorbid IQ (PIA-IQ)106.6 (3.3)107.3 (4.3)106.9 (3.5)0.43* (2,130).654
 CRT reaction times (ms)
  First run429.4 (151.9)409.4 (138.8)384.6 (87.6)1.36 (2,132).260
  Second run430.7 (154.0)416.3 (149.2)380.4 (79.8)1.73 (2,132).181
 TMT A performance score (s)40.7 (20.6)26.1 (7.0)26.4 (11.3)15.60 (2,132)<.001
 TMT B performance score (s)91.5 (35.0)59.2 (20.1)65.3 (21.3)19.09 (2,132)<.001
 d2 attention task score233.0 (67.2)248.2 (44.8)252.5 (36.4)1.75* (2,129).177
GroupSCZMDDHCStatistics
DemographicsAll (n = 45)All (n = 45)All (n = 45)X2 (df)P
Gender (female: male)19: 26b26: 19b22: 232.19 (2).334
m (sd)m (sd)m (sd)F (df1, df2)P
Age37.3 (11.9)37.6 (11.3)37.9 (11.4)0.03 (2,132).972
Severity of illnessm (sd)m (sd)m (sd)F (df1, df2)P
 Disease duration (y)10.1 (6.9)11.3 (6.3)0.67* (1,86).414
 CPZ328.7 (316.7)
  PANSSpositive21.0 (5.8)
  PANSSnegative17.1 (5.8)
  PANSSgeneral38.3 (9.7)
 PANSStotal76.4 (18.0)
 PANSSpositive-factora13.1 (3.8)
 H-MDRS20.7 (6.8)
 BDI24.5 (10.0)
 GAF58.5 (10.0)63.6 (5.2)9.48* (1,87).003
 CGI4.3 (0.5)4.3 (0.7)0.35* (1,87).557
 PDI31.8 (9.1)6.2 (7.4)1.6 (2.4)248.2 (2,132)<.001
Neuropsychological testsm (sd)m (sd)m (sd)F (df1, df2)P
 Premorbid IQ (PIA-IQ)106.6 (3.3)107.3 (4.3)106.9 (3.5)0.43* (2,130).654
 CRT reaction times (ms)
  First run429.4 (151.9)409.4 (138.8)384.6 (87.6)1.36 (2,132).260
  Second run430.7 (154.0)416.3 (149.2)380.4 (79.8)1.73 (2,132).181
 TMT A performance score (s)40.7 (20.6)26.1 (7.0)26.4 (11.3)15.60 (2,132)<.001
 TMT B performance score (s)91.5 (35.0)59.2 (20.1)65.3 (21.3)19.09 (2,132)<.001
 d2 attention task score233.0 (67.2)248.2 (44.8)252.5 (36.4)1.75* (2,129).177

Note: Statistics reflect group comparisons. SCZ, schizophrenia; MDD, major depressive disorder; HC, healthy controls; n, number of participants; m, mean; sd, standard deviation; df, degrees of freedom; X2, Chi-square test; F, F-statistic; ms, milliseconds; PANSS, Positive And Negative Syndrome Scale; PANSSpositive, PANSS positive subscale score; PANSSnegative, PANSS negative subscale score; PANSSgeneral, PANSS general subscale score; PANSStotal, PANSS total sum score;

aPANSSpositive-factor according to Wallwork et al.38; H-MDRS, Hamilton Disease Rating Scale for Depression; BDI, Beck Depression Inventory; GAF, Global Assessment Of Functioning; CGI, Clinical Global Impression Scale; PDI, Peters et al. Delusions Inventory; IQ, intelligence quotient, PI A-IQ, premorbid intelligence assessment of IQ; CRT, Choice Reaction-time Task; TMT, trail-making task.

bThe observed divergent gender distributions are common for studies on patients with schizophrenia (usually more male participants) and patients with major depression (usually more female participants).

*Indicates missing values in 1 (GAF, CGI), 2 (disease duration, premorbid IQ), or 3 (d2 attention task) participants, respectively. Significant results are highlighted in bold.

Table 1.

Sociodemographic, Clinical, and Neuropsychological Characteristics

GroupSCZMDDHCStatistics
DemographicsAll (n = 45)All (n = 45)All (n = 45)X2 (df)P
Gender (female: male)19: 26b26: 19b22: 232.19 (2).334
m (sd)m (sd)m (sd)F (df1, df2)P
Age37.3 (11.9)37.6 (11.3)37.9 (11.4)0.03 (2,132).972
Severity of illnessm (sd)m (sd)m (sd)F (df1, df2)P
 Disease duration (y)10.1 (6.9)11.3 (6.3)0.67* (1,86).414
 CPZ328.7 (316.7)
  PANSSpositive21.0 (5.8)
  PANSSnegative17.1 (5.8)
  PANSSgeneral38.3 (9.7)
 PANSStotal76.4 (18.0)
 PANSSpositive-factora13.1 (3.8)
 H-MDRS20.7 (6.8)
 BDI24.5 (10.0)
 GAF58.5 (10.0)63.6 (5.2)9.48* (1,87).003
 CGI4.3 (0.5)4.3 (0.7)0.35* (1,87).557
 PDI31.8 (9.1)6.2 (7.4)1.6 (2.4)248.2 (2,132)<.001
Neuropsychological testsm (sd)m (sd)m (sd)F (df1, df2)P
 Premorbid IQ (PIA-IQ)106.6 (3.3)107.3 (4.3)106.9 (3.5)0.43* (2,130).654
 CRT reaction times (ms)
  First run429.4 (151.9)409.4 (138.8)384.6 (87.6)1.36 (2,132).260
  Second run430.7 (154.0)416.3 (149.2)380.4 (79.8)1.73 (2,132).181
 TMT A performance score (s)40.7 (20.6)26.1 (7.0)26.4 (11.3)15.60 (2,132)<.001
 TMT B performance score (s)91.5 (35.0)59.2 (20.1)65.3 (21.3)19.09 (2,132)<.001
 d2 attention task score233.0 (67.2)248.2 (44.8)252.5 (36.4)1.75* (2,129).177
GroupSCZMDDHCStatistics
DemographicsAll (n = 45)All (n = 45)All (n = 45)X2 (df)P
Gender (female: male)19: 26b26: 19b22: 232.19 (2).334
m (sd)m (sd)m (sd)F (df1, df2)P
Age37.3 (11.9)37.6 (11.3)37.9 (11.4)0.03 (2,132).972
Severity of illnessm (sd)m (sd)m (sd)F (df1, df2)P
 Disease duration (y)10.1 (6.9)11.3 (6.3)0.67* (1,86).414
 CPZ328.7 (316.7)
  PANSSpositive21.0 (5.8)
  PANSSnegative17.1 (5.8)
  PANSSgeneral38.3 (9.7)
 PANSStotal76.4 (18.0)
 PANSSpositive-factora13.1 (3.8)
 H-MDRS20.7 (6.8)
 BDI24.5 (10.0)
 GAF58.5 (10.0)63.6 (5.2)9.48* (1,87).003
 CGI4.3 (0.5)4.3 (0.7)0.35* (1,87).557
 PDI31.8 (9.1)6.2 (7.4)1.6 (2.4)248.2 (2,132)<.001
Neuropsychological testsm (sd)m (sd)m (sd)F (df1, df2)P
 Premorbid IQ (PIA-IQ)106.6 (3.3)107.3 (4.3)106.9 (3.5)0.43* (2,130).654
 CRT reaction times (ms)
  First run429.4 (151.9)409.4 (138.8)384.6 (87.6)1.36 (2,132).260
  Second run430.7 (154.0)416.3 (149.2)380.4 (79.8)1.73 (2,132).181
 TMT A performance score (s)40.7 (20.6)26.1 (7.0)26.4 (11.3)15.60 (2,132)<.001
 TMT B performance score (s)91.5 (35.0)59.2 (20.1)65.3 (21.3)19.09 (2,132)<.001
 d2 attention task score233.0 (67.2)248.2 (44.8)252.5 (36.4)1.75* (2,129).177

Note: Statistics reflect group comparisons. SCZ, schizophrenia; MDD, major depressive disorder; HC, healthy controls; n, number of participants; m, mean; sd, standard deviation; df, degrees of freedom; X2, Chi-square test; F, F-statistic; ms, milliseconds; PANSS, Positive And Negative Syndrome Scale; PANSSpositive, PANSS positive subscale score; PANSSnegative, PANSS negative subscale score; PANSSgeneral, PANSS general subscale score; PANSStotal, PANSS total sum score;

aPANSSpositive-factor according to Wallwork et al.38; H-MDRS, Hamilton Disease Rating Scale for Depression; BDI, Beck Depression Inventory; GAF, Global Assessment Of Functioning; CGI, Clinical Global Impression Scale; PDI, Peters et al. Delusions Inventory; IQ, intelligence quotient, PI A-IQ, premorbid intelligence assessment of IQ; CRT, Choice Reaction-time Task; TMT, trail-making task.

bThe observed divergent gender distributions are common for studies on patients with schizophrenia (usually more male participants) and patients with major depression (usually more female participants).

*Indicates missing values in 1 (GAF, CGI), 2 (disease duration, premorbid IQ), or 3 (d2 attention task) participants, respectively. Significant results are highlighted in bold.

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