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Table 4 A comparison of family and patient characteristics by family type

From: The identification of family subtype based on the assessment of subclinical levels of psychosis in relatives

  

Healthy (N = 272)

At risk (N = 344)

Test statistic (df)

P

Patient characteristics (demographic)

     

Mean age (SD)

 

27.8 (7.7)

27.0 (7.5)

Wald (1) = 1.43

.23

N male (%)

 

217 (79.8)

255 (74.1)

Wald (1) = 2.69

.10

Patient characteristics (clinical)

     

CASH symptom dimensions

Disorganization

.56 (.48)

.57 (.46)

Wald (1) = .15

.70

 

Negative

.58 (.50)

.59 (.47)

Wald (1) = .03

.87

 

Mania

.58 (.57)

.60 (.55)

Wald (1) = .20

.66

 

Depression

.39 (.44)

.43 (.41)

Wald (1) = 1.09

.30

 

Positive

.74 (.46)

.84 (.45)

Wald (1) = 6.63

.01

Mean WAIS-IQ (SD)

 

94.8 (15.24)

94.8 (15.66)

Wald (1) = .00

.97

CAN

Met needs

3.26 (2.95)

3.21 (3.89)

Wald (1) = .02

.89

 

Unmet needs

4.05 (2.92)

4.08 (3.07)

Wald (1) = .04

.85

Patient characteristics (etiological)

     

Number of cannabis users (%)

No abuse/dependence

159 (58.5)

198 (57.6)

Wald (3) = 7.94

.05

 

dependence

77 (28.3)

75 (21.8)

  
 

abuse

25 (9.2)

43 (12.5)

  
 

dependence and abuse

11 (4.0)

28 (8.1)

  

Age of onset first psychosis

 

23.0 (7.2)

22.1 (6.7)

Wald (1) = 2.72)

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