Research Article

[Retracted] Serum Levels of HCY, MIF, and hs-CRP Correlate with Glycolipid Metabolism in Adults with Never-Medicated First-Episode Schizophrenia

Table 3

The relationships between the levels of Hcy, MIF, and hs-CRP and clinical characteristics of patients with FES.

Clinical variablesMS (n = 27)Non-MS (n = 61)P value

Age (year)25.77 ± 6.6824.10 ± 5.930.245
Gender (male, %)15 (55.55%)39 (63.93%)0.484
DUP (week)93.67 ± 124.7285.48 ± 113.110.762
DUI (week)297.55 ± 201.39274.92 ± 176.430.597
Positive syndrome16.54 ± 6.2415.77 ± 5.110.249
Negative syndrome18.38 ± 5.6216.15 ± 4.010.037
General psychopathology35.78 ± 9.3333.53 ± 8.760.279
PANSS totals70.70 ± 18.1965.45 ± 13.880.142
PSP totals60.73 ± 6.2462.94 ± 6.790.153
BMI (kg/m2)26.53 ± 5.0823.24 ± 4.390.003
Waist circumference (cm)89.78 ± 6.4985.75 ± 6.720.010
SBP (mmHg)124.33 ± 20.06118.56 ± 19.130.202
DBP (mmHg)84.18 ± 13.2080.49 ± 12.650.216
FPG (mmol/L)5.82 ± 0.774.87 ± 0.59<0.001
TG (mmol/L)2.12 ± 0.591.71 ± 0.630.005
HDL-C (mmol/L)1.29 ± 0.181.48 ± 0.23<0.001
Hcy (μmol/L)20.48 ± 5.0317.59 ± 4.360.008
MIF (μg/L)54.63 ± 16.3346.96 ± 15.390.037
hs-CRP (mg/L)9.86 ± 2.648.37 ± 2.570.015

The bold indicate the comparison between the two groups is statistically significant.