Relevance of MPAs-total score to sex, age of onset of schizophrenia and season of birth

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Dadić-Nikoloska, E., Efremovska, L., Todorovska, L., Ivanovska-Maleska, V., Pavlovska, K., & Raleva, M. (2011). Relevance of MPAs-total score to sex, age of onset of schizophrenia and season of birth, (46), 357-367. Retrieved from https://scindeks.ceon.rs/article.aspx?query=ISSID%26and%269345&page=0&sort=8&stype=0&backurl=%2fissue.aspx%3fissue%3d9345
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Title

Relevance of MPAs-total score to sex, age of onset of schizophrenia and season of birth

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Author

Elizabeta, Dadić-Nikoloska, Ljudmila, Efremovska, Lidija, Todorovska, Vesela, Ivanovska-Maleska, Kristina, Pavlovska, Marija, Raleva

Journal

Glasnik Antropološkog društva Srbije

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Issue

46

Start page

357

End page

367

ISSN

1820-7936

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https://scindeks.ceon.rs/article.aspx?query=ISSID%26and%269345&page=0&so...

Date

2011-2021/11/01/13:42:53

Abstract

Minor physical anomalies (MPA) may be seen as valid biological marker in the evaluation of schizophrenia, if we interpret this diseases as a neurodevelopmental disorders in the early months of intrauterine life. The aim of the present study is to investigate the rate of MPAs in schizophrenic patients and normal control subjects. The study was conducted to evaluate the relevance of MPAs-total score to sex, age of on­set of the disease and season of birth. 114 mentally healthy individuals and 146 patients satisfying the ICD-10 criteria for schizophrenia were examined for MPAs using the modified Waldrop Physical Anomaly scale. Patients with schizophrenia show signifi­cantly higher MFA-T scores than controls (4,03±1,81v.s 1,56 ± 1,28). Gender differences were without statistical significance. No relationship was found between MPAs total score and effect of birth season. Significantly higher MFA scores were associated with age of onset of the disease (p=0,018).

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