Physical anhedonia in the acute phase of schizophrenia

Table 2 Distribution of 81 patients with schizophrenia by sociodemographic and clinical variables and the percentages of the physical anhedonia score calculated for each gender

Variable	physical anhedonia score thirtiles						p=
	1^st	(%)	2^nd	(%)	3^rd	(%)
Gender
Male	17	34.0	15	30.0	18	36.0	0.64
Female	10	32.3	11	35.6	10	32.3
Age (years)
< 25 years	10	43.5	10	43.5	3	13.0	0.09
25–34	9	29.0	8	25.8	14	45.2
>35	8	29.6	8	29.6	11	40.8
Education (years)
≤ 12	13	28.9	15	33.3	17	37.8	0.35
>13	14	38.8	11	30.6	11	30.6
Family status
Unmarried	19	27.5	26	37.7	24	34.8	0.12
Other	8	66.7	0	0.0	4	33.3
Diagnostic sub-category
Paranoid	22	47.8	13	28.3	11	23.9	0.002*
Other	5	14.3	13	37.1	17	48.6
PANSS-positive subscale score
≤ 19	20	42.6	15	31.9	12	25.5	0.02*
>20	7	20.6	11	32.3	16	47.1
PANSS-negative subscale score
≤ 19	17	40.5	15	35.7	10	23.8	0.04*
>20	10	25.6	11	28.2	18	46.2

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