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Table 2 Comparison of the schizophrenia, healthy controls and genetic-risk group for three kinds of facial expression recognition correct rate (\( \overline{x}\pm \mathrm{s} \))

From: The relationship between facial emotion recognition and executive functions in first-episode patients with schizophrenia and their siblings

 

Schizophrenia (n = 30)

Controls (n = 30)

Genetic risk group (n = 26)

F(2, 83)

p

Happy

     

Low

21.0 ± 13.7

26.0 ± 9.7

29.0 ± 14.5

0.86

0.431

Median

57.0 ± 24.9a,b

83.0 ± 12.1

82.0 ± 14.0

13.13

<0.001

High

70.0 ± 27.9a,b

95.0 ± 5.7

93.0 ± 8.2

12.07

<0.001

Disgust

     

Low

25.0 ± 20.3a,b

11.0 ± 9.0

25.0 ± 18.4a

5.23

0.009

Median

43.0 ± 21.4a,b

68.0 ± 21.2

73.0 ± 15.5

11.04

<0.001

High

61.0 ± 28.4a,b

84.0 ± 22.3

87.0 ± 15.7

6.11

0.004

Fear

     

Low

20.0 ± 14.0

16.0 ± 11.4

14.0 ± 10.0

0.85

0.432

Median

45.0 ± 19.2a,b

74.0 ± 13.3

69.0 ± 16.1

18.55

<0.001

High

60.0 ± 26.6a,b

88.0 ± 9.0

82.0 ± 14.8

13.41

<0.001

  1. aP < 0.05 vs. control group
  2. bP < 0.05 vs. genetic risk group