Table 1.
Characteristics of bipolar depressed patients
| Sociodemographic variables | N (%) | |
|---|---|---|
|
Sex (N=119) |
Male |
45 (37.8) |
| Female |
74 (62.2) |
|
|
Age (N=113) |
Mean (SD) |
50.69 (12.3) |
|
Age groups (N=113) |
<40 |
19 (16.8) |
| 40–49 |
34 (30.1) |
|
| 50–59 |
36 (31.9) |
|
| 60–69 |
15 (13.3) |
|
| ≥70 |
9 (8.0) |
|
|
Educational Level (N=119) |
Illiterate: No educational level completed |
10 (8.4) |
| Primary |
59 (49.6) |
|
| Secondary |
31(25.6) |
|
| University |
19 (15.7) |
|
|
Marital status (N=119) |
Living with a partner |
63 (52.9) |
| Divorced/Separated |
24 (20.2) |
|
| Single |
20 (16.5) |
|
| Widow(er) |
12 (9.9) |
|
|
Clinical variables | ||
|
Number of depressive episodes (N=111) |
Mean (SD) |
4.28 (3.08) |
| Median (P25;P75) |
3.00 (2.0;6.0) |
|
|
Duration of the current depressive episode (Months, N=29) |
Mean (SD) |
11.48 (9.68) |
| Median (P25,P75) |
7.00 (5.5,5.0) |
|
|
Hamilton Scale score (N=121) |
Mean (SD) |
25.21 (7.6) |
|
Maier Scale score (N=116) |
Mean (SD) |
11.98 (3.8) |
|
Diagnostic group (N=121) |
Bipolar disorder only |
85 (70.2) |
| Bipolar and other depressive disorders |
36 (29.8) |
|
|
Pain (N=121) |
No |
59 (48.8) |
| Yes |
62 (51.2) |
|
|
Duration of pain (Months) (N=20) |
Mean (SD) |
62.5 (90.9) |
| Median (P25,P75) |
23 (6.0,90.6) |
|
|
Intensity of pain (N=62) |
Mean (SD); (Min,Max) |
67.5 (14.9); (41,100) |
| Median (P25,P75) |
66.5 (56;78.5) |
|
|
Interference of pain in the activities of daily living (N=62) |
Mean(SD); (Min,Max) |
67.7 (21.2); (0,100) |
| Median (P25,P75) |
67.9 (57.8,82.3) |
|
|
Pain location (N=62) |
Head |
41 (66.1) |
| Neck |
41 (66.1) |
|
| Back |
46 (74.2) |
|
| Limbs |
42 (67.7) |
|
| Joints |
40 (64.5) |
|
|
Numbers of locations (N=61) |
Mean(SD) |
3.44 (1.46) |
| 1 |
8 (13.1) |
|
| 2 |
10 (16.4) |
|
| 3 |
12 (19.7) |
|
| 4 |
9 (14.8) |
|
| 5 |
22 (36.1) |
|
|
Known Aetiology of pain (N=57) |
No |
27 (47.4) |
| Yes | 30 (52.6) | |
SD, standard deviation; P25, 25th percentile; P75, 75th percentile.