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Table 3 Eye gaze results during the theme and sex identification tasks

From: Relationship between abstract thinking and eye gaze pattern in patients with schizophrenia

 

Control (N = 22)

Schizophrenia (N = 20)

p-value*

General eye gaze

   

  Abstract or Theme

   

  Sample count

338.7 ± 8.6

323.7 ± 41.2

0.102

  Fixation count

17.4 ± 7.3

12.1 ± 8.1

0.031

  Saccade count

19.1 ± 6.9

14.1 ± 8.2

0.041

  Concrete or Sex

   

  Sample count

335.7 ± 12.6

319.7 ± 53.9

0.184

  Fixation count

17.2 ± 7.3

10.4 ± 8.1

0.007

  Saccade count

18.5 ± 6.1

12.2 ± 8.2

0.007

AOI gaze

   

  Abstract or Theme

   

  AOI fixation/Total fixation (%)

7.5 ± 6.7

5.5 ± 5.2

0.300

  Concrete or Sex

   

  AOI fixation/Total fixation (%)

7.3 ± 5.7

7.4 ± 6.5

0.955

  1. *by repeated measures analysis of variance and post hoc t-test.
  2. AOI, area of interest.