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Reasons for not entering the Bipolar Disorder Center for Pennsylvanians study among persons who consented to be screened for participation, by race
| Variable | Total (N=111)
|
African American (N=35)
|
Non–African American (N=76)
|
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | N | % | N | % | |
| Refused to participate in protocol | 39 | 35 | 14 | 40 | 25 | 33 |
| Did not meet entry criteria | 32 | 29 | 7 | 20 | 25 | 33 |
| Lost to follow-up | 29 | 26 | 11 | 31 | 18 | 24 |
| Change in diagnosis | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Medical problems | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 |
| Death | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 3 |
| Relocation | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 1 |
