Table 1.

Sex differences in MOODS-SR and PAS-SR factors at remission

	Male (N = 65)	Female (N = 161)	Mann– Whitney U test	P value
MOODS-SR: manic/hypomanic component
Total manic component	9.4 ± 9.4	9.2 ± 9.6	− 0.31	0.758
Psychomotor activation	1.48 ± 1.66	1.14 ± 1.74	− 2.02	0.043
Creativity	1.35 ± 2.14	0.94 ± 1.74	− 0.88	0.379
Mixed instability	0.26 ± 0.51	0.15 ± 0.46	− 2.17	0.030
Sociability/ extraversion	0.75 ± 1.18	0.79 ± 1.11	− 0.56	0.577
Spirituality/mysticism	0.03 ± 0.17	0.06 ± 0.29	− 0.62	0.537
Mixed irritability	0.80 ± 1.04	0.83 ± 1.10	− 0.03	0.976
Inflated self-esteem	0.35 ± 0.70	0.22 ± 0.48	− 1.38	0.166
Euphoria	0.95 ± 1.34	0.52 ± 0.97	− 2.54	0.011
Wastefulness/ recklessness	0.47 ± 0.78	0.45 ± 0.80	− 0.33	0.738
MOODS-SR: depressive component
Total depressive component	5.9 ± 6.1	4.7 ± 5.2	− 1.34	0.180
Depressive mood	3.73 ± 4.29	3.91 ± 4.70	− 0.01	0.990
Psychomotor retardation	3.14 ± 3.47	2.55 ± 3.19	− 1.15	0.250
Suicidality	0.20 ± 0.59	0.24 ± 0.72	− 0.24	0.810
Drug illness-related depression	0.20 ± 0.54	0.17 ± 0.49	− 0.48	0.633
Psychotic features	1.42 ± 1.56	1.32 ± 1.63	− 0.76	0.448
Neurovegetative symptoms	2.69 ± 2.16	2.72 ± 2.39	− 0.10	0.920
PAS-SR
Total panic–agora phobic component	5.1 ± 7.6	9.2 ± 11.4	− 3.49	< 0.001
Panic symptoms	1.18 ± 2.13	2.63 ± 3.35	− 3.35	0.001
Agoraphobia	0.80 ± 1.44	1.05 ± 2.09	− 0.11	0.914
Claustrophobia	0.28 ± 0.60	0.70 ± 1.40	− 2.17	0.030
Separation anxiety	0.46 ± 1.05	0.86 ± 1.77	− 1.94	0.052
Fear of losing control	0.48 ± 1.32	0.79 ± 1.62	− 2.43	0.015
Drug sensitivity and phobia	0.46 ± 1.09	0.60 ± 1.26	− 0.75	0.454
Medical reassurance	0.05 ± 0.21	0.15 ± 0.57	− 0.97	0.333
Rescue object	0.12 ± 0.41	0.30 ± 0.66	− 2.19	0.028
Loss sensitivity	0.54 ± 0.81	0.72 ± 0.87	− 1.70	0.088
Family reassurance	0.29 ± 0.63	0.76 ± 1.00	− 3.59	< 0.001

Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation (SD).

MOODS-SR, Mood Spectrum Self-Report Questionnaire; PAS-SR, Panic–Agoraphobic Spectrum Self-Report Questionnaire.