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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 May 27.
Published in final edited form as: J Clin Psychiatry. 2011 Jul 12;72(8):1027–1033. doi: 10.4088/JCP.10m06410

Table 1.

Clinical and Demographic Characteristics of Attempters Versus Nonattempters

Variable Attempter
(n = 28)
Nonattempter
(n = 39)
P
Demographic
  Age, mean (SD), γ 43.7 (10.7) 41.1 (12.0) NS
  Female sex, % (n/n) 50 (14/28) 41 (16/39) NS
  White, % (n/n) 68 (19/28) 62 (24/39) NS
Mood type
  Bipolar I disorder, % (n/n) 75 (21/28) 77 (30/39) NS
  Bipolar II disorder, % (n/n) 14 (4/28) 18 (7/39) NS
  Bipolar disorder NOS, % (n/n) 11 (3/28) 5 (2/39) NS
Psychosis, % (n/n) 64 (18/28) 63 (24/38) NS
Trauma history, % (n/n) 74 (20/27) 72 (28/39) NS
BIS-II total score, mean (SD) 62.96 (8.84) 69.88 (15.16) < .05
Aggression Questionnaire score, mean (SD) 68.8 (23.5) 72.6 (23.4) NS
RFL total score, mean (SD) 204.66 (47.72) 211.48 (50.73) NS
HDRS-17 score, mean (SD) 8.60 (7.51) 10.76 (6.92) NS
CARS-M score, mean (SD) 4.29 (3.58) 5.24 (6.20) NS

Abbreviations: BIS-II = Barratt Impulsiveness Scale-version II, CARS-M = Clinician-Administered Rating Scale for Mania, HDRS-17 = 17-item Hamilton Depression Rating Scale, NOS = not otherwise specified, NS = nonsignificant, RFL = Reasons for Living Inventory.

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