Table 1.
Comparison of the demographic data between the bipolar disorder misdiagnosis group and confirmed diagnosis group
| Misdiagnosis group (N=136) |
Confirmed diagnosis group (N=41) |
t/X2 | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
mean (sd) age |
29.71 (10.11) |
26.95 (11.67) |
1.478 | 0.141 |
|
Gender [case (%)] |
0.920 | 0.338 | ||
| Male | 68 (50%) | 17 (41.5%) | ||
| Female | 68 (50%) | 24 (58.5%) | ||
|
Marriage [case (%)] |
0.039 | 0.844 | ||
| Unmarried | 94 (69.1%) | 29 (70.7%) | ||
| Married | 42 (30.9%) | 12 (28.3%) | ||
|
Education [case (%)] |
5.829 | 0.054 | ||
| University | 84 (61.8%) | 20 (48.8%) | ||
| Senior high school | 46 (33.8%) | 15 (36.6%) | ||
| Junior high school | 6 (4.4%) | 6 (14.6% ) | ||
|
Occupation [case (%)] |
3.172 | 0.205 | ||
| Working or attending school | 103(75.7%) | 26 (63.4%) | ||
| Sick leave or retire | 18 (13.3%) | 10 (24.4%) | ||
| Unemployed | 15 (11%) | 5 (12.2%) |