Table 2. Medical comorbidities and current psychiatric treatment of BD patients.
| Cycling type | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristics | Rapid | Non-rapid | p-value* |
| Medical comorbidities | |||
| Hypothyroidism | 20 (21.1) | 70 (16.9) | 0.345 |
| Hyperthyroidism | 2 (2.1) | 7 (1.7) | 0.782 |
| Seizures | 13 (13.3) | 40 (9.1) | 0.210 |
| Asthma | 15 (21.4) | 39 (14.6) | 0.162 |
| Diabetes mellitus | 8 (11.4) | 23 (8.6) | 0.674 |
| Current medication | |||
| Antidepressants | 22 (31.9) | 50 (18.7) | 0.017† |
| Typical antipsychotics | 17 (24.6) | 102 (38.1) | 0.037† |
| Atypical antipsychotics | 17 (24.6) | 49 (18.3) | 0.236 |
| Lithium | 46 (66.7) | 183 (68.3) | 0.797 |
| Anticonvulsants | 44 (63.8) | 139 (51.9) | 0.777 |
Data presented as n (%).
*
Chi-square test/Fisher exact test.
†
p < 0.05.