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. 2012 Sep 19;22(2):187–194. doi: 10.1017/S2045796012000522

Table 1.

Characteristics of patients and control groups. Data are presented as mean (s.d.) or as frequency (%) or as median (interquartile range, IQR)

Patients (n = 132) Control group (n = 132) T-test or χ2 test p
Age (years), mean (s.d.) 47.7 (12.8) 41.2 (14.4) 3.79 <0.001
Gender, N (%)
F 80 (62.1) 82 (60.6) 0.06 0.800
M 52 (37.9) 50 (39.4)
Marital status, N (%)
Single 40 (30.5) 49 (37.1) 26.64 <0.001
Married/living with partner 59 (45.0) 79 (59.8)
Separated/divorced 27 (20.6) 2 (1.5)
Widowed 5 (3.8) 2 (1.5)
Working status, N (%)
Employed 55 (42.0) 94 (71.2) 40.96 <0.001
Unemployed 36 (27.5) 10 (7.6)
Retired 28 (21.4) 8 (6.1)
Student 6 (4.6) 16 (12.1)
Homemaker 6 (4.6) 4 (3.0)
Educational level (years), mean (s.d.) 12.7 (4.0) 17.5 (5.2) 8.12 <0.001
Diagnosis, N (%)
Bipolar disorder I 87 (65.9)
Bipolar disorder II 32 (24.2)
Bipolar disorder NAS 13 (9.8)
Number of episodes, median [IQR]
Depressive episodes 5.0 [2.0–10.0]
Hypomanic episodes 0.0 [0.0–10.0]
Manic episodes 2.0 [1.0–5.2]
Mixed episodes 2.0 [0.–5.0]
Duration of illness (years), median [IQR] 16.5 [8.7–30.0]
MADRS, mean (s.d.) 13.2 (10.6)
YMRS, mean (s.d.) 4.5 (6.4)
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