Elevated Serum Levels of Homocysteine as an Early Prognostic Factor of Psychiatric Disorders in Children and Adolescents

Table 2

Demographic characteristics of patients groups.

	Schizophrenia	Affective disorders	Control group
Gender
Male	50 (61%)	6 (27%)	54 (57%)
Female	32 (39%)	16 (33%)	40 (43%)
Age (years)
3–7	0	0	34 (36%)
7–12	12 (15%)	5 (23%)	26 (28%)
12–15	23 (28%)	6 (27%)	12 (13%)
15–18	47 (57%)	11 (50%)	22 (23%)
Duration of illness (years)
1	37 (45%)	11 (50%)	0
2-3	24 (29%)	8 (36%)	0
>3	21 (26%)	3 (14%)	0
No illness	0	0	94 (100%)