Table 2.
Patients with BD distributed according to sex and body mass index
| Characteristic | Body mass index
|
Total sample | χ2 | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal weight (n=56) | Overweight (n=49) | Obesity (n=34) | ||||
| Sex | ||||||
| Male (%) | 20 (35.7) | 22 (44.9) | 13 (38.2) | 55 (39.6) | 0.95 | 0.62 |
| Female (%) | 36 (64.4) | 27 (55.1) | 21 (61.8) | 84 (60.4) | ||
| F | P-value | |||||
| Age (years) | ||||||
| Mean (SD) | 30.57 (11.34) | 38.98 (14.87) | 41.88 (14.92) | 36.30 (14.32) | 8.82 | <0.001 |
| Education | ||||||
| Years of education | 12.93 (3.61) | 12.73 (3.53) | 12.35 (4.55) | 12.72 (3.81) | 0.23 | 0.78 |
Notes: Bold indicates statistical significance at P<0.05.
Abbreviations: BD, bipolar disorder; SD, standard deviation.