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Comparisons of indicators between two groups were performed using an independent-samples <jats:italic>t<\/jats:italic>-test, comparison of indicators between the acute and stable periods in the SCH group was performed using paired-samples <jats:italic>t<\/jats:italic>-test. Pearson correlation and multiple linear regression analyses were performed to investigate the relationships between the effect indicators.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Results:<\/jats:bold> Higher venous pH, Pv<jats:sc>O<\/jats:sc><jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>, and fasting blood glucose levels and lower SOD, lactic acid, and Pv<jats:sc>CO<\/jats:sc><jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub> levels were found in SCH patients compared with the control group; SOD was negatively correlated with the general psychopathology subscale score (PANSS-G), and Pv<jats:sc>O<\/jats:sc><jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub> levels were closely related to venous pH in SCH and related to Pv<jats:sc>CO<\/jats:sc><jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub> in the control group. It was also found that SOD activity showed no significant difference in acute and stable period, whereas Pv<jats:sc>O<\/jats:sc><jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub> showed a downward trend, and venous pH was decreased significantly after treatment. Both the venous pH and Pv<jats:sc>O<\/jats:sc><jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub> were higher in patients with SCH than that in healthy controls.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Conclusion:<\/jats:bold> It suggests that histogenous hypoxia and acid retention exist in relation to SCH, and there is an improvement of acid retention and a downward trend in histogenous hypoxia after combination treatment. Venous pH, Pv<jats:sc>O<\/jats:sc><jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>, and Pv<jats:sc>CO<\/jats:sc><jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub> are trait variables, but not state variables of SCH. The theory of histogenous hypoxia and acid retention can well explain the decrease in pH value and the increase in lactic acid in brain tissue of patients with SCH. 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