Research Article

Sex Differences in Severity, Social Functioning, Adherence to Treatment, and Cognition of Adolescents with Schizophrenia

Table 3

Repeated measures ANOVA for MCCB.

MalesFemalesTime effectGender effectTime gender effect
Mean (SD)Mean (SD)

Speed of processing
Baseline23.2 (14.2)21.8 (13.5), df = 2,55, , df = 1,55, , df = 2,55,
Month 329.2 (10.8)31.5 (12.1)
Month 632.7 (12)32.8 (16.1)

Attention/vigilance
Baseline23.1 (8)20.2 (9.3), df = 2,51, , df = 1,51, , df = 2,51,
Month 328.3 (9.7)30.0 (8.1)
Month 630.4 (9.1)36.8 (7.5)

Working memory
Baseline 31.2 (10.6)24.4 (14.3), df = 2,55, , df = 1,55, , df = 2,55,
Month 335.6 (8.7)31.7 (11.6)
Month 638.1 (9.8)35.2 (11.5)

Verbal learning
Baseline34.9 (9.7)35.7 (7.6), df = 2,55, , df = 1,55, , df = 2,55,
Month 338.4 (10.1)40.1 (8.2)
Month 640.6 (10.3)42 (6.9)

Visual learning
Baseline37.1 (12.2)32.9 (12.6), df = 2,55, , df = 1,55, , df = 2,55,
Month 342 (12.1)42.5 (10.7)
Month 643.6 (10.6)44.6 (10.5)

Reasoning and problem solving
Baseline37.1 (5.4)37.2 (7.7), df = 2,55, , df = 1,55, , df = 2,55,
Month 340.1 (6.2)38.1 (4.5)
Month 644.1 (9.0)39.9 (5.8)

Social cognition
Baseline30.9 (9.9)28.3 (9.1), df = 2,52, , df = 1,52, , df = 2,52,
Month 327.5 (9.6)30.6 (13.2)
Month 627.4 (9.2)36.3 (12.9)

Overall composite
Baseline20.6 (10.7)19.6 (10.9), df = 2,49, , df = 1,49, , df = 2,48,
Month 325.7 (10.3)28.8 (9.8)
Month 629.2 (10.7)33.7 (8.8)

Significant after Bonferroni correction time analysis and significant after Bonferroni correction sex analysis.