Table 3 Clinical and cognitive variables and employment status from bivariate analyses (N = 95)

Duration of illness (years)

12.40(8.73)

9.80(7.51)

0.13

PANSS scores

   Total

78.06(15.16)

80.30(13.67)

0.45

   Positive symptoms

14.16(4.70)

14.02(4.33)

0.88

   Negative symptoms

22.60(5.48)

25.53(4.49)

0.005*

Cognitive tests scores

   Trail A

   Normal

36(72)

14(28)

   Not normal

12(26.7)

33(73.3)

< 0.001*

   Trail B

   Normal

39(73.6)

14(26.4)

< 0.001*

   Not normal

9(21.4)

33(78.6)

   Digit span

8.56(2.41)

6.46(1.94)

< 0.001*

   RAVLT

9.38(2.72)

7.57(2.52)

0.001*