Table 1.
Medication Use by Age
| Young (Age < 55) N=59 to 60 |
Old (Age ≥ 55) N=31 to 32 |
p * | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lithium Use (n) | 40.7% (24) | 22.6% (7) | 0.11 |
| Lamotrigine Use (n) | 32.2% (19) | 29.0% (9) | 0.81 |
| Valproic Acid Use (n) | 10.2% (6) | 12.9% (4) | 0.73 |
| Any Anticonvulsant Use (n) | 50.0% (30) | 43.7 (14) | 0.66 |
| Antidepressant Use (n) | 50.0% (30) | 71.9% (23) | .05 |
| Stimulant Use (n) | 16.7% (10) | 0% | .01 |
| Antipsychotic Use (n) | 50.0% (30) | 59.4% (19) | 0.51 |
| Sedative Use (n) | 41.7% (25) | 40.6% (13) | >0.99 |
Two-sided p-value obtained from Fisher’s exact tests
137 to 139 subjects are missing data on medication use.