Table 2.

Comparison of metabolic parameters among the three subgroups in patients with bipolar disorder.

	Chronotype
	Eveningness (N = 22)	Intermediate (N = 76)	Morningness (N = 72)	F	p
Weight	76.84 ± 17.36	68.32 ± 14.35	69.36 ± 15.94	2.667	0.072
Height	169.55 ± 7.38	170.16 ± 9.07	167.65 ± 9.05	1.521	0.222
Body Mass Index	26.69 ± 6.05	23.43 ± 3.71	24.46 ± 4.30	4.966	0.008	E > I
Blood pressure
Systolic	126.14 ± 10.23	127.64 ± 16.58	126.10 ± 13.78	0.229	0.796
Diastolic	77.05 ± 9.34	77.32 ± 9.45	75.68 ± 9.96	0.558	0.573
Total cholesterol	205.18 ± 45.21	168.82 ± 35.69	170.43 ± 42.64	7.597	0.001	E > I = M
HDL-c	47.23 ± 13.05	48.22 ± 11.86	50.64 ± 14.70	0.872	0.420
LDL-c	129.68 ± 39.45	100.36 ± 27.82	101.53 ± 34.29	7.612	0.001	E > I = M
Triglycerides	123.18 ± 58.97	120.75 ± 67.10	135.46 ± 67.68	0.956	0.386
Glucose	94.64 ± 15.59	102.39 ± 36.29	34.22 ± 22.91	1.623	0.200
Atherogenic Coefficient	3.59 ± 1.32	2.70 ± 1.22	2.51 ± 1.27	6.336	0.002	E > I = M
Castelli Risk Index-I	4.59 ± 1.32	3.70 ± 1.22	3.51 ± 1.27	6.336	0.002	E > I = M
Castelli Risk Index-II	2.92 ± 1.10	2.24 ± 0.96	2.12 ± 0.93	5.883	0.003	E > I = M

HDL-c: High density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-c: Low density lipoprotein cholesterol.