Table 4.
Proportion of patients (with 95% exact CI) with a major or minor depressive episode
| Rapid-cycling group (n = 25) |
Non-rapid-cycling group (n = 56) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % (95% exact CI) | n | % (95% exact CI) | P a | |
| Major depressive episode | 1 | 4.2 (0.1–20.4) | 0 | 0 (0.0–6.4) | 0.13 |
| Type I minor depression | 8 | 32.0 (14.9–53.5) | 18 | 32.1 (20.3–46.0) | 0.99 |
| Type II minor depression | 6 | 24.0 (9.4–45.1) | 23 | 41.1 (28.1–55.0) | 0.14 |
| Type III minor depression | 1 | 4.2 (0.1–20.4) | 0 | 0 (0.0–6.4) | 0.13 |
| Major or type I minor depression | 17 | 68.0 (46.5–85.1) | 41 | 73.2 (59.7–84.2) | 0.63 |
| Major, type I or type II minor depressionb | 16 | 64.0 (42.5–82.0) | 46 | 82.1 (69.6–91.1) | 0.08 |
| Major, type I, type II or type III minor depressionb | 16 | 64.0 (42.5–82.0) | 46 | 82.1 (69.6–91.1) | 0.08 |
a
Fisher's exact test for comparison of rapid- v. non-rapid-cycling groups.
b
The same patients who experienced major, type I, type II or type III minor depressive episodes also experienced a type III minor depressive episode, resulting in similar values for the last two rows in Table 4.