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Table 2 Association between PANSS scores and temperaments in patients with schizophrenia

From: Affective temperaments of Lebanese patients with schizophrenia: comparison by gender and severity of psychosis

 

Temperaments

Depressive

p value

Cyclothymic

p value

Hyperthymic

p value

Irritable

p value

Anxious

p value

Mean  ±  SD

Mean  ±  SD

Mean  ±  SD

Mean  ±  SD

Mean  ±  SD

PANSSa

 Mild

0.62 ± 0.14

0.005

0.47 ± 0.17

< 0.001

0.50 ± 0.17

0.988

0.37 ± 0.21

0.127

0.49 ± 0.24

0.015

 Moderate

0.65 ± 0.16

0.53 ± 0.13

0.50 ± 0.15

0.41 ± 0.18

0.59 ± 0.17

 Marked

0.68 ± 0.12

0.58 ± 0.13

0.49 ± 0.16

0.44 ± 0.17

0.57 ± 0.17

 Severe

0.70 ± 0.14

0.58 ± 0.13

0.49 ± 0.19

0.44 ± 0.18

0.59 ± 0.18

 

Correlation coefficient

p value

Correlation coefficient

p value

Correlation coefficient

p value

Correlation coefficient

p value

Correlation coefficient

p value

Total PANSS score

0.257

< 0.001

0.340

< 0.001

− 0.018

0.776

0.213

0.001

0.220

< 0.001

 Positive subscale

0.178

0.005

0.296

< 0.001

− 0.026

0.688

0.150

0.018

0.151

0.017

 Negative subscale

0.219

< 0.001

0.306

< 0.001

− 0.020

0.753

0.192

0.002

0.201

0.001

 General subscale

0.285

< 0.001

0.342

< 0.001

− 0.012

0.851

0.231

< 0.001

0.239

< 0.001

  1. Depressive temperament: mild vs. moderate (0.62 vs. 0.65, p  = 1.000); mild vs. marked (0.62 vs. 0.68, p  = 0.064); mild vs. severe (0.62 vs. 0.70, p  = 0.020); moderate vs. marked (0.65 vs. 0.68, p  = 1.000); moderate vs. severe (0.65 vs. 0.70, p  = 0.812); marked vs. severe (0.68 vs. 0.70, p  = 1.000)
  2. Cyclothymic temperament: mild vs. moderate (0.47 vs. 0.53, p  = 0.416); mild vs. marked (0.47 vs. 0.58, p  = 0.001); mild vs. severe (0.47 vs. 0.58, p  = 0.008); moderate vs. marked (0.53 vs. 0.58, p  = 1.000); moderate vs. severe (0.53 vs. 0.58, p  = 1.000); marked vs. severe (0.58 vs. 0.58, p  = 1.000)
  3. Hyperthymic temperament: mild vs. moderate (0.50 vs. 0.50, p  = 1.000); mild vs. marked (0.50 vs. 0.49, p  = 1.000); mild vs. severe (0.50 vs. 0.49, p  = 1.000); moderate vs. marked (0.50 vs. 0.49, p  = 1.000); moderate vs. severe (0.50 vs. 0.49, p  = 1.000); marked vs. severe (0.49 vs. 0.49, p  = 1.000)
  4. Irritable temperament: mild vs. moderate (0.37 vs. 0.41, p  = 1.000); mild vs. marked (0.37 vs. 0.44, p  = 0.376); mild vs. severe (0.37 vs. 0.44, p  = 0.497); moderate vs. marked (0.41 vs. 0.44, p  = 1.000); moderate vs. severe (0.41 vs. 0.44, p  = 1.000); marked vs. severe (0.44 vs. 0.44, p  = 1.000)
  5. Anxious temperament: mild vs. moderate (0.49 vs. 0.59, p  = 0.114); mild vs. marked (0.49 vs. 0.57, p  = 0.200); mild vs. severe (0.49 vs. 0.59, p  = 0.236); moderate vs. marked (0.59 vs. 0.57, p  = 1.000); moderate vs. severe (0.59 vs. 0.59, p  = 1.000); marked vs. severe (0.57 vs. 0.59, p  = 1.000)
  6. Numbers in bold refer to significant p value
  7. PANSS Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale
  8. aPost hoc analysis for PANSS categories taking the temperaments as the dependent variables
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