Table 1.
Demographics and Clinical Characteristics of Adolescents with Bipolar I and Bipolar II Disorder
| BDI (N=77) |
BDII (N=68) |
Total (N=145) |
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|---|---|---|---|
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| Characteristics | N | N | N |
| Female | 39 | 40 | 79 |
| Nonwhite | 13 | 11 | 24 |
| Hispanic | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| Lives with both biological parents | 26 | 24 | 50 |
| Current comorbid disorders | |||
| Anxiety Disorder | 25 | 32 | 57 |
| Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder | 27 | 21 | 68 |
| Oppositional Defiant or Conduct Disorder | 27 | 15 | 42 |
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| Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | |
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| Age | 15.4 (2.5) | 15.8 (1.4) | 15.6 (1.4) |
| Socioeconomic Status (class 1-5) | 3.6 (1.2) | 3.7 (1.2) | 3.6 (1.2) |
| Age of Depression Onset | 10.9 (2.5) | 11.9 (2.7) | 11.4 (2.7) |
| Age of Hypo/Mania Onset | 11.3 (3.2) | 12.3 (3.6) | 11.7 (3.4) |
| Percentage of weeks in a depressive episode | 22.2 (26.4) | 27.2 (24.5) | 24.9 (25.6) |
| Percentage of weeks in a (hypo)manic episode | 30.0 (33.7) | 11.8 (18.2) | 21.7 (29.1) |
| Depression Instability Score (rMSSD) | .93 (.66) | 1.2 (.6) | 1 (.6) |
| Baseline Hypo/Mania Instability Score (rMSSD)a | 1.4 (.8) | 1.3 (.7) | 1.3 (.8) |
| CGASb score | 37.6 (7.5) | 44.0 (6.9) | 40.6 (7.9) |
a
root mean square successive difference.
b
CGAS = Children’s Global Assessment Scale