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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2012 Jul 31;51(9):867–878. doi: 10.1016/j.jaac.2012.07.001

Table 2.

Testing for Moderators of Treatment Effects and Predictors of Outcomea

Sites: n Interaction Effects PREDICTOR EFFECTSa
RR (95%CI) Risperidone vs. Lithium p RR (95%CI) Risperidone vs. Divalproex P RR (95%CI) Lithium vs. Divalproex p RR (95%CI) p
PITT 39 1.2 (0.8, 1.7) 0.369 1.3 (0.8, 2.2) 0.307 1.1 (0.6, 1.9) 0.736
CNMC 68 1.4 (0.9, 2.1) 0.085 1.5 (1.0, 2.3) 0.049 1.1 (0.6, 1.8) 0.762
WASHU. 63 2.6 (1.1, 6.0) 0.022 9.6 (2.4, 38.2) 0.001 3.7 (0.8, 17.1) 0.096
UTMB/UTSW 59 8.3 (1.1, 60.8) 0.037 10.5 (1.4, 77.7) 0.021 1.3 (0.1, 19.0) 0.866
JHMI 50 4.2 (1.1, 16.2) 0.039 3.1 (1.0, 9.5) 0.043 0.8 (0.1, 3.9) 0.739
Interaction: χ2= 8.5 0.076 χ2 = 11.8 0.019 χ2 = 2.5 0.638
Age
6 to 12 yr 218 1.8 (1.3, 2.7) 0.001 2.8 (1.8, 4.3) <0.0001 1.5 (0.9, 2.5) 0.093 1.0
13 yr or greater 61 2.0 (1.0, 3.9) 0.041 2.4 (1.1, 5.7) 0.038 1.2 (0.4, 3.4) 0.708 1.1 (0.9, 1.4) 0.316
Age (continuous) Interaction χ2 = 1.0 0.328 χ2= 0.04 0.847 χ2 = 0.2 0.687 1.0 (0.99, 1.07) 0.139
Age-onset
Less than 8 yr 237 2.2 (1.5, 3.12) <0.0001 2.8 (1.9, 4.2) <0.0001 1.3 (0.8, 2.1) 0.283 1.0
8 yr or above 42 1.2 (0.7, 2.2) 0.521 3.2 (0.9, 11.8) 0.075 2.7 (0.7, 10.1) 0.148 1.1 (0.8, 1.4) 0.693
Age-onset (continuous) Interaction χ2 = 3.2 0.076 χ2 = 0.2 0.651 χ2= 1.8 0.181 1.0 (1.0, 1.1) 0.222
Severity of ADHD Interaction χ2 =4.1 0.044 χ2 =0.9 0.344 χ2 =0.1 0.794 0.97 (0.95,1.00)
ADHD:
no 20 1.0 (0.6,1.8) 1.000 1.0
yes 259 2.1 (1.5, 3.0) <0.0001 b b 0.8 (0.6, 1.2)
Interaction χ2 = 5.0 0.025
Severity of ODD Interaction χ2= 2.3 0.131 χ2= 1.2 0.278 χ2= 3.4 0.064 1.01 (0.95, 1.07) 0.822
ODD:
no 28 1.3 (0.6, 2.7) 0.579 4.1 (1.1, 15.1) 0.032 3.3 (0.8, 14.0) 0.106 1.9
yes 251 2.0 (1.4, 2.8) <0.0001 2.7 (1.8, 4.1) <0.0001 1.4 (0.9, 2.2) 0.178 1.1 (0.8, 1.5) 0.594
χ2=1.1 0.293 χ2=0.4 0.552 χ2=1.3 0.261
Sex:
males 139 2.3 (1.5, 3.5) <0.0001 3.0 (1.7, 5.1) <0.0001 1.3 (0.7, 2.4) 0.449 −1.0
females 140 1.6 (1.0, 2.5) 0.046 2.7 (1.6, 4.6) <0.0001 1.7 (0.9, 3.2) 0.076 1.1 (0.9, 1.4) 0.349
Interaction: χ2= 1.4 0.231 χ2= 0.03 0.853 χ2 = 0.5 0.499
Race:
White 203 1.8 (1.2, 2.7) 0.002 3.0 (1.9, 4.9) <0.0001 1.7 (1.0, 2.9) 0.064 1.1 (0.8, 1.4) 0.629
Other 76 2.1 (1.2, 3.7) 0.008 2.3 (1.3, 4.1) 0.006 1.1 (0.5, 2.3) 0.847 −1.0
Interaction: χ2 = 0.2 0.657 chi-2 = 0.6 0.454 chi-2 = 0.9 0.357
Social Status:
4 or 5 174 2.0 (1.3, 2.9) <0.0001 2.8 (1.8, 4.4) <0.0001 1.4 (0.8, 2.4) 0.188 1.0
3 and below 105 1.9 (1.1, 3.3) 0.021 3.1 (1.5, 6.2) 0.002 1.6 (0.7, 3.7) 0.249 0.9 (0.7, 1.1) 0.28
Interaction: χ2 = 0.01 0.909 χ2= 0.04 0.841 χ2= 0.1 0.804
Puberty status:
Pubertal 102 1.8 (1.1, 2.8) 0.016 3.2 (1.6, 6.3) 0.001 1.8 (0.8, 3.9) 0.138 −1.0
Pre-pubertal 177 2.0 (1.3, 3.1) 0.001 2.7 (1.7, 4.2) <0.0001 1.3 (0.8, 2.3) 0.314 0.9 (0.7, 1.1) 0.197
Interaction: χ2= 0.2 0.681 χ2= 0.2 0.683 χ2= 0.4 0.534
Family history of bipolar disorder
no 154 1.7 (1.2, 2.4) 0.006 3.1 (1.9, 5.1) <0.0001 1.9 (1.0, 3.3) 0.036 1.0
yes 104 1.9 (1.1, 3.3) 0.033 2.3 (1.3, 4.3) 0.006 1.3 (0.6, 2.6) 0.529 1.0 (0.9, 1.2) 0.608
Interaction: χ2 = 0.1 0.745 χ2= 0.4 0.544 χ2= 0.6 0.444
Severity of Mania
5 52 1.2 (0.6, 2.2) 0.644 2.4 (1.1, 5.3) 0.030 2.1 (0.9, 4.8) 0.096 −1.0
6 175 2.4 (1.6, 3.7) <0.0001 3.0 (1.9, 4.7) <0.0001 1.2 (0.7, 2.2) 0.502 0.9 (0.6, 1.1) 0.251
7 52 1.3 (0.6, 2.8) 0.563 2.8 (0.9, 9.0) 0.084 2.2 (0.7, 7.3) 0.192 0.8 (0.5, 1.2) 0.297
Interaction: χ2= 4.7 0.095 χ2= 0.2 0.895 χ2 = 1.4 0.493
Psychosis:
no 64 1.6 (0.9, 2.7) 0.109 3.3 (1.3, 8.5) 0.012 2.1 (0.8, 5.7) 0.137 −1.0
yes 215 2.1 (1.4, 3.1) <0.0001 2.8 (1.8, 4.2) <0.0001 1.3 (0.8, 2.2) 0.303 1.1 (0.8, 1.4) 0.546
Interaction: χ2= 0.7 0.403 χ2= 0.1 0.718 χ2 = 0.7 0.401
Number of comorbidities:
≤ 1 59 1.5 (0.9, 2.7) 0.148 2.2 (1.1, 4.1) 0.017 1.4 (0.7, 3.0) 0.373 −1.0
>1 220 2.1 (1.4, 3.0) <0.0001 3.2 (2.0, 5.1) <0.0001 1.6 (0.9, 2.7) 0.110 0.9 (0.7, 1.1) 0.266
Interaction: χ2 = 0.7 0.404 χ2 = 1.0 0.327 χ2 = 0.04 0.833
Conduct Disorder (CD):
no 235 2.0 (1.4, 2.7) <0.0001 2.8 (1.9, 4.1) <0.0001 1.4 (0.9, 2.3) 0.127 −1.0
yes 44 1.8 (0.7, 4.7) 0.256 5.6 (0.8, 39.6) 0.081 3.2 (0.4, 25.1) 0.268 0.7 (0.4, 1.1) 0.096
Interaction: χ2 = 0.04 0.833 χ2 = 0.5 0.492 χ2 = 0.6 0.454
On stimulant medication:
no 189 1.8 (1.2, 2.6) 0.002 2.6 (1.7, 4.0) <0.0001 1.5 (0.9, 2.5) 0.137 −1.0
yes 90 2.3 (1.2, 4.2) 0.008 3.6 (1.6, 7.7) 0.001 1.5 (0.6, 3.8) 0.346 0.9 (0.7, 1.2) 0.520
Interaction: χ2 = 0.5 0.482 χ2= 0.5 0.498 χ2 = 0.01 0.925
History of Major Depression
no 74 2.2 (1.2, 3.9) 0.007 4.0 (1.6, 10.1) 0.003 1.8 (0.7, 5.1) 0.245 −1.0
yes 205 1.8 (1.3, 2.7) 0.001 2.6 (1.7, 4.0) <0.0001 1.4 (0.9, 2.4) 0.165 1.0 (0.8, 1.3) 0.894
Interaction: χ2= 0.3 0.614 χ2= 0.7 0.413 χ2= 0.2 0.669
Suicidality:
not suicidal 123 1.8 (1.2, 2.7) 0.005 2.8 (1.6, 4.9) <0.0001 1.6 (0.9, 2.9) 0.147 −1.0
suicidal 156 2.2 (1.3, 3.6) 0.002 2.9 (1.7, 4.8) <0.0001 1.3 (0.7, 2.7) 0.403 0.9 (0.7, 1.2) 0.501
Interaction: χ2= 0.4 0.550 χ2= 0.00 0.961 χ2= 0.2 0.703
Obesity (BMI>95th perc.):
no 233 2.3 (1.6, 3.3) <0.0001 2.9 (1.9, 4.3) <0.0001 1.3 (0.7, 2.1) 0.398 −1.0
yes 46 1.1 (0.6, 2.0) 0.664 2.8 (1.1, 7.3) 0.031 2.5 (1.00, 6.4) 0.058 1.2 (0.9, 1.6) 0.169
Interaction: χ2 = 4.1 0.044 χ2 = 0.00 0.988 χ2 = 1.6 0.208
High maternal warmth:
no 177 2.1 (1.3, 3.3) 0.002 3.1 (1.8, 5.4) <0.0001 1.5 (0.8, 2.9) 0.233 −1.0
yes 101 1.6 (1.1, 2.4) 0.014 2.5 (1.5, 4.1) <0.0001 1.6(0.9, 2.8) 0.139 1.2 (0.9, 1.5) 0.297
Interaction: χ2= 0.7 0.415 χ2 = 0.3 0.584 χ2 = 0.01 0.923

Note: Binary outcome: responder vs. non-responder status at end of treatment based on the on the Clinical Global Impressions for Bipolar Illness-Improvement Mania scale (CGI-BP-IM) at week 8. Consistent with the primary analysis of the clinical trial, patients who dropped out were considered non-responders. The response ratio (RR) is the ratio between the response rate in one treatment group vs. another, in pair-wise comparison. ADHD = attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder; BMI = body mass index; CI = confidence interval; CNMC = Children’s National Medical Center; JHMI = Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions; ODD = oppositional defiant disorder; PITT = University of Pittsburgh; UTMB/UTSW = University of Texas at Galveston and at Dallas; WASHU = Washington University.

a

The models include site by medication interaction and the variable in the corresponding row

b

RR cannot be computed for these comparisons as response probability in patients with ADHD receiving divalproex is 0.