Table 1.

Sample characteristics.

	BD-I	BD-II	BD-NOS	p-value (F or χ²)
Sample size	45	13	13
Age (mean (SD))	52.60 (15.06)	51.46 (15.22)	51.54 (11.25)	n.s
Length of first hospitalization (median [IQR])	15.00 [8.00, 22.00]	14.00 [7.00, 17.00]	10.00 [6.00, 15.00]	n.s.
Gender (N (Female %))	23 (51.1)	8 (61.5)	9 (69.2)
Mood stabilizer at first discharge (%)
No.	15 (33.3)	5 (38.5)	5 (38.5)	n.s.
Yes	30 (66.7)	8 (61.5)	8 (61.5)
No. of comorbidities (median [IQR])	1.00 [0.00, 2.00]	1.00 [0.00, 2.00]	0.00 [0.00, 2.00]	n.s.
No. of medications prescribed (median [IQR])	3.00 [2.00, 5.00]	3.00 [3.00, 4.00]	3.00 [2.00, 4.00]	n.s.
Age at Onset < 18 (%)
Not available	9 (20.0)	3 (23.1)	0 (0.0)	n.s.
No	35 (77.8)	8 (61.5)	13 (100.0)
Yes	1 (2.2)	2 (15.4)	0 (0.0)
Index Episode (%)
Depressive	21 (46.7)	10 (76.9)	6 (46.2)	n.s.
[Hypo]manic	16 (35.6)	0 (0.0)	2 (15.4)
Not available	8 (17.8)	3 (23.1)	5 (38.5)
Long-acting Injection (%)
No	30 (66.7)	11 (84.6)	12 (92.3)	n.s.
Yes	15 (33.3)	2 (15.4)	1 (7.7)
Prevalent Polarity (%)
Depressive	12 (26.7)	11 (84.6)	7 (53.8)	<0.001
Manic	22 (48.9)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)
Mixed	2 (4.4)	2 (15.4)	4 (30.8)
None	9 (20.0)	0 (0.0)	2 (15.4)
No. Psych Admissions (median [IQR])	2.00 [1.00, 3.00]	2.00 [1.00, 2.00]	2.00 [1.00, 2.00]	n.s.
No. Med Admissions (median [IQR])	0.00 [0.00, 1.00]	0.00 [0.00, 0.00]	0.00 [0.00, 0.00]	n.s.
No. Psych Admissions (Total)	45	13	13
No. Med Admissions (Total)	13	2	3
No. deaths
Suicide	0	0	1
Other causes (unknown, lymphoma, COVID-19)	4	0	0

BD-I, Bipolar Disorder Type I; BD-II, Bipolar Disorder Type II; BD-NOS, Bipolar Disorder – Not Otherwise Specified; IQR, interquartile range; n.s., not significant; SD, standard deviation.