Research Article

Accumulation of Circulating Cell-Free CpG-Enriched Ribosomal DNA Fragments on the Background of High Endonuclease Activity of Blood Plasma in Schizophrenic Patients

Table 1

Demographic and clinical measures in the male SZ patients and male HC.

#IndexControl ()SZ ()

1AgeMean>0.05
Median3935
Range17-6318-72

2Weight (kg)Mean>0.05
Median7275
Range65-13150-162

3BMI (kg/m2)Mean>0.05
Median23.923.4
Range17.1-38.217.9-54.8

4PANSS
Positive symptomsMean
Median25
Range10-44
Negative symptomsMean
Median28
Range0-49
General psychopathological symptomsMean
Median48
Range24-97

5SmokingFrequency
Never smoked%5975
Stopped smoking less than 2 years ago%113
Smokes less than 20 cigarettes a day%1812
Smokes more than 20 cigarettes a day%1210