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Table 7 Comparison between groups with different outcomes regarding clinical and premorbid variables:

From: Long term functioning in early onset psychosis: Two years prospective follow-up study

Variables

Good outcome

Moderate outcome

Poor outcome

P value

Age of onset

12.5 +/- 4.1

12.8 +/- 3.7

10.8 +/- 3.2

.255

Sex

    

   Male

3 (21.4%)

6 (42.9%)

5 (35.7%)

.445

   Female

7 (30.4%)

12 (52.2%)

4 (17.4%)

 

GDS

0.7 +/- 0.82

3.3 +/- 3.2

2.9 +/- 2.7

.165

CBS

4.7 +/- 5

7.5 +/- 4.7

7.1 +/- 3.1

.231

PAS

7.4 +/- 2.4

12.7 +/- 5.4

15.3 +/- 4.8

.002

DUP

12.1 +/- 10.5

20.2 +/- 42.6

23.2 +/- 29.7

.410

Duration to improvement

7.1 +/- 3.2

14.6 +/- 10.7

38 +/- 33

.082

Positive subscale

28.8 +/- 8.2

26 +/- 6.4

29.7 +/- 6.2

.343

Negative subscale

21.1 +/- 9.7

31.3 +/- 11

36.8 +/- 8.2

.009

GPS

57.7 +/- 12.7

50 +/- 12.4

65 +/- 14.8

.030

IQ

105.8 +/- 10.1

80.8 +/- 21.4

80 +/- 22.4

.008

Diagnosis

    

   Paranoid

5(35.7%)

7(50%)

2(14.3%)

.040

   Undifferentiated

1(12.5%)

5(62.5%)

2(25%)

 

   Disorganized

0(0%)

3(37.5%)

5(62.5%)

 

   PDNOS

4(57.1%)

3(42.9%)

0(0%)

 
  1. GDS: general development scale; CBS: child behavior scale
  2. PAS: premorbid adjustment scale; DUP: Duration of untreated psychosis
  3. GPS: General psychopathology subscale from PANSS; IQ: Intelligent quotient
  4. P value significant if ≤ 0.05; P value is highly significant if ≤ 0.005
  5. PDNOS: Psychotic disorder not otherwise specified