TABLE 1.
Clinical characteristics of the sample by gender; comparisons between males and females
| Total N = 736 |
Female N = 460 (62.5%) |
Male N = 276 (37.5%) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of comorbid anxiety disorders N (% of total)* | |||
| 0 | 494 (67%) | 286 (39%) | 208 (28%) |
| 1 | 165 (22%) | 115 (25%) | 50 (18%) |
| 2 | 58 (8%) | 42 (9%) | 16 (6%) |
| 3 | 15 (2%) | 14 (3%) | 1 (.4%) |
| 4 | 4 (.5%) | 3 (.7%) | 1 (.4%) |
| Age at interview (y) | 42.6 ± 12.4 | 42.9 ± 12.0 | 42.1 ± 13.1 |
| Age at onset BP (y) | 20.0 ± 8.8 | 19.6 ± 8.8 | 20.7 ± 8.9 |
| Age at first treatment (y) | 22.8 ± 9.0 | 22.9 ± 8.7 | 23.0 ± 9.8 |
| Age at onset PD | 24.4 ± 11.8 | 24.8 ± 12.1 | 23.3 ± 10.7 |
| Age at onset OCD* | 21.5 ± 12.5 | 23.0 ± 13.4 | 16.2 ± 6.5 |
| Age at onset Social Phobia | 12.9 ± 7.9 | 12.0 ± 8.6 | 14.6 ± 6.5 |
| Age at onset Specific phobia* | 11.0 ± 8.3 | 12.0 ± 8.8 | 7.3 ± 4.4 |
| Alcohol abuse | 45 (6.5%) | 31 (6.7%) | 18 (6.5%) |
| Alcohol dependence** | 221 (30.7%) | 107 (23.3%) | 116 (42.0%) |
| Married | 319 (43.9%) | 202 (43.9%) | 121 (43.8%) |
| Number of years of school | 14 ± 3 | 14.2 ± 2.6 | 14.5 ± 2.9 |
| Suicide attempt** | 310 (43.1%) | 225 (48.9%) | 89 (32.2%) |
| Severity of mania | 2.8 ± .55 | 2.8 ± .58 | 2.8 ± .50 |
| Severity of depression | 1.8 ± .46 | 1.8 ± .43 | 1.8 ± .50 |
| Number of manias | 11.0 ± 27.3 | 11.2 ± 29.4 | 10.3 ± 22.4 |
| Number of depressions* | 13.7 ± 31.4 | 15.5 ± 34.8 | 10.3 ± 23.3 |
| Number of psych hospitalizations | 5.3 ± 8.3 | 5.5 ± 9.4 | 5.0 ± 6.1 |
| Number of antidepressants** | 3.1 ± 2.7 | 3.4 ± 2.8 | 2.6 ± 2.4 |
| Number of mood stabilizers | 1.6 ± .88 | 1.6 ± .91 | 1.6 ± .83 |
| Number of antipsychotics | 1.6 ± 1.8 | 1.7 ± 1.8 | 1.6 ± 1.7 |
| Number of sedative/hypnotics** | 1.6 ± 1.9 | 1.8 ± 2.0 | 1.3 ± 1.7 |
| Number of stimulants | .09 ± .31 | .08 ± .28 | .11 ± .35 |
*
P < .05
**
P < .01.