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. 2018 Dec 19;18:391. doi: 10.1186/s12888-018-1972-8

Table 1.

Sample description

BD DDM HC SSD Statistics P
N = 74 N = 83 N = 85 N = 91
Gendera
 Male 29 39.2 27 32.5 40 47.1 55 60.4 χ2 = 15.098 .002
 Female 45 60.8 56 67.5 45 52.9 36 39.6
Status civila
 Single 21 28.4 11 13.3 22 25.9 68 74.7 χ2 = 116.344 <.001
 Married 40 54.1 58 69.9 59 69.4 9 9.9
 Stable relationship 1 1.4 3 3.6 0 0.0 0 0.0
 Divorced 10 13.5 6 7.2 3 3.5 14 15.4
 Widower 2 2.7 5 6.0 1 1.2 0 0.0
Educationa
 Elementary school 9 12.2 17 20.5 6 7.1 9 9.9 χ2 = 17.960 .117
 Middle school I 23 31.1 24 28.9 29 34.1 24 26.4
 High school II 27 36.5 31 37.3 32 37.6 44 48.4
 University degree 15 20.3 11 13.3 17 20.0 11 12.1
 Post graduate studies 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 1.2 3 3.3
School performance at age 17a
 Low 38 51.4 45 54.2 40 47.1 44 48.4 χ2 = 13.266 .151
 Average 10 13.5 15 18.1 8 9.4 17 18.7
 Good 20 27.0 18 21.7 22 25.9 25 27.5
 Excellent 6 8.1 5 6.0 15 17.6 5 5.5
Employa
 Unemployed 26 35.1 14 16.9 6 7.1 47 51.6 χ2 = 65.072 <.001
 Unpaid job 22 29.7 27 32.5 24 28.2 18 19.8
 Student 2 2.7 6 7.2 3 3.5 6 6.6
 Part-time 5 6.8 9 10.8 14 16.5 11 12.1
 Full-time 19 25.7 27 32.5 38 44.7 9 9.9
Family nucleusa
 Alone 10 13.5 4 4.8 7 8.2 10 11.0 χ2 = 111.47 <.001
 Partner 42 56.8 61 73.5 57 67.1 9 9.9
 Parents 15 20.3 11 13.3 16 18.8 57 62.6
 Famil./Friends 7 9.5 6 7.2 5 5.9 7 7.7
 Structure 0 0.0 1 1.2 0 0.0 8 8.8

aFrequency, %

Abbreviations: BD Bipolar Disorder, MDD Major Depressive Disorder, HC Healthy Control, SSD Schizophrenic Spectrum Disorder

For comparison, Chi-square test used for binary variables; the bold P values indicated the statistical significance