Table 1.
Controls (n = 24) | Bipolar (n = 27) | Variable | p | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Age at scan (years) | 38.67 ± 11.07 | 38.38 ± 10.87 | t = 0.091 | 0.93 |
Gender (M/F) | 7/17 | 8/19 | χ2 = 0.001 | 0.97 |
Current NART-IQ | 115.08 ± 9.59 | 113.80 ± 7.13 | t = 0.53 | 0.60 |
Education level (years) | 14.58 ± 2.10 | 14.64 ± 2.83 | t = −0.080 | 0.94 |
Age at illness onset (years) | 24.88 ± 8.37 | |||
Illness duration (years) | 13.50 ± 10.13 | |||
Lifetime manic episodes | 8.85 ± 10.17 | |||
Lifetime depressive episodes | 11.12 ± 10.77 | |||
History of psychosis (Y/N) | 16/11 | |||
Family history (BP/UP/BUP/N/U) | 3/5/2/11/5 | |||
Medication at scan time(LI/VAL/CBZ/LIVAL/VALCBZ/MF/U) | 8/7/1/4/5/1 |
NART: National Adult Reading Test; IQ: intelligence quotient.
For family history, BP: family history of bipolar disorder; UP: unipolar depression; BUP: both bipolar disorder and unipolar depression; N: no family history; U: unknown.
For medication at scan time, LI: lithium; VAL: valproate; CBZ: carbamazepine; LIVAL: both lithium and valproate; VALCBZ: both valproate and carbamazepine; MF: medication free; U: unknown.