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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Psychiatr Res. 2012 Apr 24;46(7):865–872. doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2012.03.024

Table 3.

Clinical Characteristics, New Onset of Comorbidities, and Treatment for Lifetime BP with versus without Anxiety Disorders since Wave 1

BP with Anxiety
N=725; %=2.09
BP without Anxiety
N=875; %=2.38

% or MEAN SE % or MEAN SE AOR* 95%CI* t*/Wa ld Chi Sq* p-value*

Clinical Characteristics of BP

BP subtype
BP-I 78.03 1.88 70.54 1.90 1.37 1.03–1.83 4.95 0.03
BP-II 21.97 1.88 29.46 1.90 1(ref)
Any MDE 54.58 2.23 39.19 2.05 1.39 1.33–2.24 2.25 <0.0001
Number of MDE 3.37 0.24 2.76 0.16 1.45 0.03
Length of MDE (week)** 11.85 1.20 9.94 1.12 0.2
Recovery from depression 71.78 4.92 84.60 4.64 0.47 0.18–1.19 0.1
Any manic/hypomanic episodes 41.46 2.30 29.5 1.99 1.83 1.35–2.48 2.59 <0.0001
Number of manic/hypomanic episodes 3.63 0.25 2.72 0.29 1.02 0.01
Length of mania (week)** 6.30 0.98 5.31 5.31 0.3
Recovery from mania 73.64 4.56 79.68 4.73 0.71 0.33–1.52 0.4
Attempted suicide 8.57 1.84 6.08 1.65 1.56 0.74–3.30 0.2
Suicidal ideation 35.67 2.80 25.74 3.08 1.66 1.07–2.57 0.02
Lifetime suicide attempt 27.85 2.68 18.74 2.61 1.64 1.05–2.56 0.5 0.03
Earliest suicide attempt 23.66 1.33 24.12 2.31 0.24 0.6
Recent suicide attempt 30.84 1.85 31.19 2.29 0.8

New Onset of Comorbidites

Any Anxiety Disorders 16.89 1.63 16.08 1.50 1.04 0.74–1.48 0.8
PANIC 11.99 2.11 4.27 1.15 3.37 0.99–5.70 <0.001
SAD 9.25 1.93 6.48 0.97 1.64 0.92–2.94 0.09
GAD 12.63 1.76 9.35 0.69 1.34 0.88–2.06 0.2
Alcohol Use Disorders 12.59 2.06 20.15 2.05 0.76 0.49–1.17 0.2
Drug Use Disorders 9.46 1.60 6.74 1.11 1.76 1.07–2.88 0.02
Nicotine Dependence 6.95 1.85 7.81 1.34 0.98 0.50–1.94 0.9

Treatment for BP

Counselor for MDE 51.61 3.09 32.42 3.18 2.01 1.35–3.00 0.0005
Hospitalized for MDE 13.25 2.15 7.92 1.80 1.75 0.94–3.29 0.07
Emergency room for MDE 15.21 2.40 7.29 1.72 2.29 1.21–4.34 0.01
Medication for MDE 51.90 3.10 34.27 3.36 1.87 1.24–2.84 0.003
Sought any treatment for MDE 59.79 3.03 39.73 3.25 2.05 1.38–3.06 0.0003
Counselor for mania/hypomania 33.66 3.59 17.78 3.02 2.02 1.08–3.78 0.03
Hospitalized for mania/hypomania 6.41 2.01 4.73 1.45 1.56 0.57–4.30 0.4
Emergency room for mania/hypomania 6.45 1.96 3.93 1.33 1.86 3.06–3.78 0.3
Medication for mania/hypomania 33.93 3.20 18.24 2.99 1.99 1.15–3.43 0.01
Sought any treatment for mania/hypomania 40.94 3.44 22.92 3.40 2.04 1.18–3.56 0.01

Abbreviations: BP=Bipolar Disorder, BP-I= Bipolar Disorder I, BP-II= Bipolar Disorder II. MDE=Major Depressive Episode, SAD=Separation Anxiety Disorder, GAD=Generalized Anxiety Disorder.

*

AOR is adjusted by age, gender, race and income;

**

longest duration