Research Article

COMT-by-Sex Interaction Effect on Psychosis Proneness

Table 2

Descriptive data and ANCOVA statistics for the two WSS factors and CAPE subscales in relation to the COMT Val158Met genotype.

Total sample
mean (SD)
Val/Val
mean (SD)
Val/Met
mean (SD)
Met/Met
mean (SD)
()

Schizotypy (WSS)
 Positive−0.46 (0.75)−0.44 (0.85)−0.48 (0.70)−0.45 (0.74)0.244 (0.783)
 Negative−0.04 (0.90)−0.06 (0.90)−0.01 (0.90)−0.06 (0.90)0.634 (0.531)
Psychotic experiences (CAPE)
 Positive8.05 (4.85)8.18 (4.84)7.80 (4.78)8.39 (5.01)1.485 (0.227)
 Negative9.19 (5.26)9.06 (4.96)9.40 (5.45)8.93 (5.24)0.508 (0.602)

WSS, Wisconsin Schizotypy Scales; CAPE, Community Assessment of Psychic Experiences. Differences were considered significant if was below 0.05.