Recent Advances in the Neurobiology of Schizophrenia

Table 1.

Risk Factors for Schizophrenia and Their Effect Sizes

Category Specific Effect size
a Relative risk;
b Odds ratio.
After McDonald and Murray, Brain Res. Brain Res. Rev. 31, 130–137 (2000).
Genetica MZ twin 45
DZ twin or sibling 5
Early envirornmentalb Obsteric complications 2
Maternal infection 2
City birth 1.4
Later winter/spring birth 1.1
Late environmentalb Immigrant status 4
Chronic cannabis abuse 2
Adverse life events 1.5
Stress 1.5

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  1. MI February 2003 vol. 3 no. 1 27-39