Research Article

CACNA1C Polymorphism (rs2283291) Is Associated with Schizophrenia in Chinese Males: A Case-Control Study

Table 1

Baseline characteristics of subjects.

ItemsFamine & SCZ ()Famine & HC ()Nonfamine & HC ()Nonfamine & SCZ ()

Age (years)49.77 (1.13)49.65 (1.04)46.90 (1.03)46.70 (0.91)
Gender (male, (%))132 (58.67)101 (40.73)113 (42.32)145 (65.91)
Birthplace (urban, (%))87 (38.67)150 (60.48)145 (54.31)99 (45.00)
Maternal smoking ( (%))22 (9.78)35 (14.11)37 (13.86)25 (11.36)
Maternal drinking ( (%))5 (2.22)7 (2.82)5 (1.87)5 (2.27)
Maternal illness ( (%))13 (5.78)10 (4.03)5 (1.87)6 (2.73)
Education (below six years, (%))42 (18.67)35 (14.11)37 (13.86)38 (17.27)

SCZ: schizophrenic; HC: healthy control.