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Table 4 Correlations between measures of current psychopathology, disease course and AAP use in schizophrenia patients

From: Asymmetric dimethylarginine in somatically healthy schizophrenia patients treated with atypical antipsychotics: a case–control study

 

ADMA

L-arginine:ADMA ratio

PANSS score

0.16 (−0.16 to 0.45) p = 0.31

0.13 (−0.19 to 0.42) p = 0.44

Duration of disease

−0.04 (−0.34 to 0.28) p = 0.82

0.29 (−0.02 to 0.55) p = 0.07

Lifetime admissions

−0.06 (−0.37 to 0.25) p = 0.70

0.32 (0.00 to 0.57) p = 0.05

Defined Daily Dose of AAP

0.17 (−0.15 to 0.46) p = 0.30)

0.004 (−0.31 to 0.32) p = 0.98

Duration of AAP treatment

0.14 (−0.18 to 0.43) p = 0.40

−0.16 (−0.45 to 0.16) p = 0.32

  1. Data are presented as Spearman correlation coefficients (ρ) with 95-% confidence limits (Fisher’s z-transformation with normal approximation) and corresponding p-values. Abbreviations:ADMA Asymmetric dimethyl arginine, PANSS Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale, AAP Atypical antipsychotics.