title: [A study on serum creatine phosphokinase and type A behavior in schizophrenia].
abstract: The CPK levels of 79 patients with schizophrenia (36 males and 43 females and 88 normal control subjects (53 males and 35 females) were assessed. The result shows that the CPK level of the patients with acute schizophrenia (307.33 Iu/L) was significantly higher than that of the normal control subjects (160.51 Iu/L) (t = 3.534, N21, 88, P less than 0.01) and the CPK level of male schizophrerines rose more significantly. Meanwhile, some cases from the two groups were examined using the Type A behavior pattern inventory. No significant difference was shown between these two groups. It is considered that the change of some enzymes within the blood may affect the genetic vulnerability to schizophrenia.
authors.forename: Y B
authors.initials: YB
authors.lastname: Wu
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003402:Creatine Kinase / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000201:enzymology*; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology; D014434:Type A Personality
chemical_list: D003402:Creatine Kinase