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. 2017 Apr;15(3):409–416. doi: 10.2174/1570159X14666160607101400

Table 1. Sociodemographic characteristics of the sample.

Characteristic BD
(n= 86)
BD with PSU
(n= 63)
BD with AUD
(n=69)
F or χ2 df p
Age (years): mean ± (SD) 45.91
(10.58)
43.33
(9.85)
45.53
(9.27)
1.34 2 0.26
Males: n
(%)
37
(43.02)
37
(58.73)
30
(43.47)
4.31 2 0.11
Educational Level (years): mean ± (SD) 13.43
(3.79)
12.20
(3.61)
13.47
(3.56)
2.56 2 0.07
Marital status: N
(%)
10.39 6 0.10
    Single: 36
(41.86)
31
(49.20)
21
(30.43)
    Married: 32
(37.20)
17
(26.98)
31
(44.92)
    Separated/divorced: 13
(15.11)
14
(22.22)
16
(23.18)
    Widowed 5
(5.81)
1
(1.58)
1
(1.44)
Employment condition: N
(%)
7.26 8 0.50
    Regular job: 47
(54.65)
30
(47.61)
40
(57.97)
    Occasionally employed: 4
(4.65)
4
(6.34)
4
(5.79)
    Unemployed: 22
(25.58)
24
(38.09)
19
(27.53)
    Student: 4
(4.65)
2
(3.17)
4
(5.79)
    Retired: 9
(10.46)
3
(4.76)
2
(2.89)
Smoking: n
(%)
32
(37.20)
42
(66.66)
27
(39.13)
14.79 2 0.0006

Legend: Patients with bipolar disorders; PSU= polysubstance use; AUD= alcohol use disorder; S.D.=Standard deviation; df=Degrees of freedom.