Comparison of Plasma Neurosteroid and Prolactin Levels in Patients with Schizophrenia and Healthy Individuals

Table 6

Comparison using multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) of serum hormones levels in women with first-episode schizophrenia disorder and recurrent episodes.

	Women with first-episode schizophrenia ()	Women with recurrent episodes ()		value
Testosterone	2.45 (±1.53)	2.62 (±1.23)	2.37	0.13
DHEA	2.07 (±2.52)	1.44 (±1.31)	0.913	0.3
Prolactin	4.02 (±4.23)	4.1 (±3.3)	0.003	0.9
Cortisol	10.55 (±6.71)	14.71 (±5.44)	3.88	0.059