Author:
Kubota Ryotaro,Okubo Ryo,Ikezawa Satoru,Matsui Makoto,Adachi Leona,Wada Ayumu,Fujimaki Chinatsu,Yamada Yuji,Saeki Koji,Sumiyoshi Chika,Kikuchi Akiko,Omachi Yoshie,Takeda Kazuyoshi,Hashimoto Ryota,Sumiyoshi Tomiki,Yoshimura Naoki
Abstract
BackgroundBoth impairment and sex differences in social cognition and neurocognition have been documented in schizophrenia. However, whether sex differences exist in the association between social cognition and neurocognition are not known. We aimed to investigate the contribution of areas of neurocognition to theory of mind (ToM) and hostility bias, representing social cognition, according to sex in early course schizophrenia.MethodsIn this cross-sectional study, we assessed neurocognition using the Japanese version of the Brief Assessment of Cognition in Schizophrenia (BACS) and assessed the ToM and hostility bias subdomains of social cognition using the Social Cognition Screening Questionnaire (SCSQ) in 131 participants (65 female, 66 male) diagnosed with schizophrenia within 5 years of onset. Sex differences were analyzed usingt-tests. The associations of neurocognitive subdomains with ToM and hostility bias according to sex were analyzed using multiple regression analysis. Results were adjusted by age, estimated premorbid intelligence quotient, and symptomatology.ResultsNo sex differences were found in ToM (p= 0.071) or hostility bias (p= 0.057). Higher verbal fluency was significantly associated with higher ToM in females (p< 0.01), whereas higher executive function was significantly associated with higher ToM in males (p< 0.05). Higher verbal fluency was significantly associated with lower hostility bias in females (p< 0.05), whereas neurocognition and hostility bias were not significantly associated in males.ConclusionThe results suggest that neurocognition associated with social cognition differ according to sex. These differences should be considered for more effective treatment of social cognition.
Funder
Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development
National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry
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