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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Dec 30.
Published in final edited form as: Psychiatry Res. 2013 Sep 27;214(3):10.1016/j.pscychresns.2013.06.013. doi: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2013.06.013

Table 1.

Demographic information and clinical variables.

BDd UDd HC Overall significance* Pair-wise comparisons (d.f.=18)
Mean age (years) 15.6 ± 0.9 15.9 ± 1.1 15.6 ± 1.2 p = 0.6, F=0.4
Gender (females) 80% 80% 80% p = 0.6, F=0
Race (White) 70% 70% 70% p = 1, F=0.4
Family history of BD (%) 90% 0% 0%
BD subtypes 5 BD I, 5 BD II N/A N/A
Comorbid ADHD 30% 20% 0% p = 0.2, F=1.7
Comorbid anxiety disorders 70% 60% 0% p = 0.001, ×2 =8.6 BDd > HC, ×2 = 10.8**UDd > HC, ×2 = 8.6**
Mean duration of the current depressive episode (weeks) 8.1 ± 6.3 13.8 ± 6.2 p = 0.06, F=4.2
Children's Depression Rating Scale-Revised (CDRS-R) 74.5 ± 12.8 65.8 ± 13.3 19.1 ± 1.8 p = 0.0001, F=78.4 BDd > HC, t=13.7**UDd > HC, t= 11.1**
Screen for Child Anxiety Related Emotional Disorders (SCARED) 34.3 ± 17.8 28.1 ± 14.7 2.2 ± 1.4 p = 0.0001, F=16.2 BDd > HC, t=5.7**UDd > HC, t=5.5**
Young Mania Rating Scale (YMRS) 2.5 ± 2.1 2.2 ± 1.1 0.8 ± 0.8 p = 0.003, F = 7.5 BDd > HC, t=3.8**UDd > HC, t=3.2**
Mean of the Clinical Global Impression (CGI)-Severity 5.5 ± 0.5 5 ± 0.8 1 p = 0.0001, F =190.2 BDd > HC, t=26.9**UDd > HC, t=15.5**

BDd: bipolar disorder in depressed state, UDd: unipolar major depressive disorder in depressed state, HC: healthy controls, N/A: not available, ADHD: attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

*

Significance level was set at p < 0.05. Standard deviation is reported after ±. Statistical values, significance levels, and d.f. (degrees of freedom) are presented in the table. Group differences are shown in bold in the table and indicated by asterisks

**

for a significance level of p < 0.01.