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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of patients with schizophrenia and healthy controls

From: An impaired health related muscular fitness contributes to a reduced walking capacity in patients with schizophrenia: a cross-sectional study

 

Schizophrenia

Healthy controls

p

(n=80)

(n=40)

Gender (M/F)

55/25

27/13

0.64

Age (years)

36.8±10.0

37.1±10.3

0.88

BMI (kg/m2)

26.3±5.5

25.7±3.8

0.23

Smoking (cig/day)

14.8±14.8

3.8±6.7

<0.001*

PECC

   

Positive symptoms

8.0±4.0

/

 

Negative symptoms

10.4±4.5

/

 

Cognitive symptoms

7.0±3.6

/

 

Depressive symptoms

10.0±4.5

/

 

Excitatory symptoms

7.2±3.3

/

 

EPS

5.2±1.8

/

 
  1. Data expressed as mean ± standard deviation, BMI=body mass index, PECC= Psychosis evaluation tool for common use by caregivers, EPS= extra-pyramidal symptoms, *significant after Bonferroni-correction (p=0.005).
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BMC Psychiatry

ISSN: 1471-244X

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