Research Article

Interaction Effects of Season of Birth and Cytokine Genes on Schizotypal Traits in the General Population

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of participants.

VariablesStage 1Stage 2

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Age (M, SD, years)35.1 12.833.4 12.2
Sex (women, , %)172 (62%)223 (60%)
Season of birth (, %)
 Winter75 (27%)92 (25%)
 Spring67 (24%)94 (25%)
 Summer68 (24.5%)88 (24%)
 Autumn68 (24.5%)99 (26%)
SPQ total score17.72 10.8517.25 11.13
Cognitive-perceptual factor7.51 5.657.13 5.62
Interpersonal factor8.44 5.778.13 5.82
Disorganized factor3.88 3.133.98 3.30

Note. SPQ: Schizotypal Personality Questionnaire.