Changes in neurotransmitter levels, brain structural characteristics, and their correlation with PANSS scores in patients with first-episode schizophrenia

Table 3 Changes of craniocerebral structure in case group and control group (mean ± SD)

Group	n	The distance between the midline of the brain and the inferior fornix (mm)	The vertical distance between the corpus callosum and the inferior part of the fornix (mm)	The horizontal distance between the corpus callosum and the inferior part of the fornix (mm)	The distance between the middle fornix (mm)	The area of the ventricles (mm2)
Case group	97	5.15 ± 0.96	7.26 ± 1.49	6.64 ± 1.10	2.41 ± 0.45	115.2 ± 14.7
Control group	100	4.94 ± 0.80	5.80 ± 0.85	5.48 ± 0.95	2.50 ± 0.41	94.2 ± 10.0
t		1.670	8.479	7.929	-1.468	11.755
P		0.097	0.000	0.000	0.144	0.000