Clinical Study

Progesterone and Cerebral Function during Emotion Processing in Men and Women with Schizophrenia

Table 1

Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics.

Subjects with schizophreniaNormal control subjects
Women
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Men
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Women
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Men
( )

Age (years) (mean and SD)32.86 (6.56)31.36 (7.36)29.28 (9.27)30.55 (7.81)
Parental SES (mean and SD)2.54 (1.05)2.79 (0.75)2.08 (1.10)2.43 (1.11)
Handedness, no. right (%) (mean and SD)21 (86.15)18 (60.47)21 (65.39)18 (54.36)
Age at onset (mean and SD)24.29 (6.14)20.38 (3.90)**
Duration of Illness years (mean and SD)8.14 (5.66)10.95 (7.64)
Chlorpromazine equivalents, mg (mean and SD)467.06 (292.26)693.18 (378.41)**
PANSS positive (mean and SD)19.32 (7.82)18.18 (5.51)
PANSS negative (mean and SD)20.14 (8.69)20.09 (5.45)
PANSS general (mean and SD)42.27 (12.72)39.32 (6.02)
Subjective rating positive (mean and SD) 4.75 (1.20) 4.95 (1.35)5.06 (0.95)4.38 (1.15)
Subjective rating negative (mean and SD) 5.14 (1.24) 5.36 (1.17)5.75 (0.58)5.04 (1.06)

**Significant .