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. 2013 May 1;170(5):533–541. doi: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2012.12020169

TABLE 1. Demographic and Clinical Characteristics for Healthy Comparison Subjects, Bipolar I Patients, and Bipolar II Patients in a Study of Ventral Striatum Activity.

Characteristica Healthy Comparison Subjects (N=20) Bipolar I Patients (N=17) Bipolar II Patients (N=15)
Mean SD Mean SD Mean SD
Age (years) 42.30 5.99 42.82 7.31 40.53 8.09
IQ 115.73 7.73 114.52 8.02 113.10 6.91
Hamilton Depression Rating Scale score 0.60b 0.94 3.88 3.87 2.67 2.94
Young Mania Rating Scale score 0.65b 0.93 3.17 2.32 1.80 2.80
Hypomania Checklist–32 score 23.73 5.99 23.13 4.82
Age at first mood episode (years) 17.57 5.41 18.92 7.63
Age at bipolar diagnosis (years) 27.06 6.43 31.00 10.05
Time from first mood episode to diagnosis (years) 10.76 8.83 12.33 9.98
BIS scale score 16.61b 4.95 22.50 2.70 22.43 4.12
BAS-RR scale score 15.00 2.56 16.44 2.58 16.00 2.60
BAS-FS scale score 10.06 2.94 11.69 2.08 11.21 2.81
BAS-D scale score 9.00 2.81 10.62 2.75 10.57 2.65
N % N % N %
Family history of bipolar disorderc 7 46 5 36
Female 13 65 11 64 9 60
Taking mood stabilizersd 12 75 10 67
Taking antipsychoticse 9 56 3 20
Taking antidepressantsf 6 37 6 40
Comorbid anxiety 5 29 4 27

aBIS=behavioral inhibition system; BAS=behavioral activation system; RR=reward responsiveness; FS=fun seeking; D=drive.

bSignificant differences between comparison subjects and patient groups (p<0.05). Bipolar I and bipolar II patients did not differ significantly on any measure.

cFamily history of bipolar disorder up to second-degree relatives. This information was missing from two bipolar I patients and one bipolar II patient.

dThere is no dose equivalence available in the literature for mood stabilizers; however, almost all bipolar I and bipolar II patients taking mood stabilizers in our sample were taking lithium, 800 mg/day, or sodium valproate, 1,000 mg/day, with no significant differences in dosage of these medications between the two patient groups.

eBipolar I patients were taking a mean chlorpromazine-equivalent dosage of 428 mg/day, and bipolar II patients were taking a mean chlorpromazine-equivalent dosage of 259 mg/day.

fBipolar I patients were taking a mean imipramine-equivalent dosage of 164 mg/day, and bipolar II patients were taking a chlorpromazine-equivalent dosage of 151 mg/day.