Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics
From: Brain structural changes and neuropsychological impairments in male polydipsic schizophrenia
mean ± S.D. | PS (n = 8) | NS (n = 8) | HC (n = 8) | Mann-Whitney U or Kruskal-Wallis | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age [years] | 43.75 ± 6.58 | 43.63 ± 7.67 | 44.75 ± 3.77 | 0.74 | 0.69 |
Body height [cm] | 167.35 ± 5.24 | 170.04 ± 6.70 | 170.25 ± 4.65 | 1.76 | 0.414 |
Body weight [kg] | 64.31 ± 7.94 | 70.48 ± 22.25 | 70.13 ± 8.36 | 2.4 | 0.302 |
Education [years] | 13.38 ± 2.77 | 14.25 ± 1.58 | 14.38 ± 2.00 | 0.49 | 0.784 |
Posm [mmol/kg] | 287.32 ± 11.82 | 289.57 ± 3.77 | 288.50 ± 4.04 | 0.64 | 0.727 |
Duration of illness [years] | 20.38 ± 7.41 | 13.31 ± 9.63 | - | 17 | 0.114 |
No. of polydipsic episodes | 5.1 ± 2.9 | - | - |  |  |
Duration of polydipsia [years] | 8.4 ± 4.7 | - | - |  |  |
CPZ equi [mg/day] | 859.38 ± 520.68 | 525.0 ± 287.85 | - | 21.5 | 0.269 |
PANSS Positive | 17.5 ± 1.85 | 17.38 ± 3.20 | - | 33 | 0.913 |
PANSS Negative | 26.13 ± 2.8 | 25.38 ± 1.41 | - | 30.5 | 0.871 |
PANSS General | 48.63 ± 2.62 | 47.38 ± 2.62 | - | 23.5 | 0.365 |