Research Article
MTHFR Gene Polymorphism and Age of Onset of Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder
Table 1
Clinical data of the control, bipolar, and schizophrenia groups.
| | Control (149) | Bipolar (134) | Schizophrenia (103) |
Significance |
| Sex | | | | | Female (%) | 73 (49.0%) | 62 (46.3%) | 35 (34%) | = 5.983 = 0.051 | Male (%) | 76 (51.0%) | 72 (53.7%) | 68 (66%) | Residence | | | | | Urban | 73 (49%) | 64 (47.8%) | 55 (53.4%) | = 0.794 = 0.672 | Rural | 76 (51%) | 70 (52.2%) | 48 (46.6%) | Family History | | | | | Negative | 149 (100%) | 78 (58.2%) | 67 (65%) | = 77.44 = 0.000 | Positive | — | 56 (41.8%) | 36 (35%) | Age (Years ± SD) | 34.3 ± 6.0 | 32.2 ± 10.9 |
33.9 ± 9.4 | = 0.015 = 0.903 | Age of onset at diagnosis (Years ± SD) | — | 20.4 ± 8.3 | 20.25 ± 6.4 | = 0.122 = 0.9 |
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Data are numbered (%) and mean ± SD.
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