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Table 1 Demographic characteristics and clinical data in combination therapy group (RS) and control group (mean ± SD)

From: Efficacy of low-dose risperidone in combination with sertraline in first-episode drug-naïve patients with schizophrenia: a randomized controlled open-label study

Variable

Control group (n = 115)

RS group (n = 115)

F or X2 (p value)

Gender(male/female)

62/53

66/49

0.3 (0.60)

Age (years)

26.2 ± 6.6

26.1 ± 5.9

0.01 (0.92)

Education (years)

11.9 ± 2.3

12.4 ± 2.5

2.2 (0.14)

Age of onset (years)

24.0 ± 5.8

23.6 ± 5.2

0.2 (0.67)

Duration of illness (years)

2.2 ± 1.6

2.5 ± 1.8

1.8 (0.19)

Prolactin (ug/ml)

254.7 ± 54.9

259.1 ± 59.5

0.6 (0.44)

P

24.9 ± 6.2

23.9 ± 6.3

1.4 (0.24)

N

28.9 ± 6.1

30.2 ± 7.2

2.3 (0.14)

G

58.3 ± 8.8

59.9 ± 8.8

1.7 (0.19)

PANSS total score

112.2 ± 12.5

114.0 ± 13.4

1.2 (0.27)

HAMD total score

24.3 ± 4.8

24.8 ± 5.7

0.4 (0.51)

PSP total score

34.9 ± 5.2

34.2 ± 3.6

1.7 (0.20)

CGI-S total score

5.9 ± 0.7

5.8 ± 0.6

0.1 (0.77)

  1. SD Standard Deviation, P positive subscore, N negative subscore, G general psychopathology subscore, CGI-S Clinical Global Impression-severity, PSP Personal and Social Performance Scale, HAMD Hamilton Depression Rating Scale