Table 1.
Demographic and clinical parameters of patients with Bipolar Disorder (N= 46).
| Demographic and clinical parameters | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Demographics | Mean (SD) | Min | Max |
| Age (years) | 47.4 (15.4) | 18 | 65 |
| Sex | |||
| Males (n) | 25 | ||
| Females (n) | 21 | ||
| Psychiatric symptoms | |||
| ASRM | 0.50 (0.62) | 0 | 2.60 |
| BSI18 Depression | 6.51 (5.46) | 0 | 22 |
| BSI18 Anxiety | 4.30 (4.95) | 0 | 21 |
| BSI18 Somatization | 4.11 (4.70) | 0 | 18 |
| BSI18 Sum | 0.82 (0.71) | 0 | 31 |
| Current Mood stabilizing medication | |||
| Lithium (%) | 39.1% | ||
| Anticonvulsants (%) | 21.7% | ||
| Antipsychotics (%) | 30.4% | ||
| Clinical Parameters | |||
| Duration of the illness (years) | 19.62 (13.94) | ||
| Age of onset (years) | 25.08 (10.32) | ||
| Age of the first depression | 25.71 (9.38) | ||
| Age of the first mania | 29.94 (12.37) | ||
| Age of first diagnosis | 38.35 (14.03) | ||
| Number of suicide attempts | 0.21 (0.42) | ||
| Age when taking first lithium | 38.35 (14.03) | ||
| Cigarettes per day | 0.52 (0.89) | ||
| BMI | 29.43 (6.41) | ||
| Mental illness in the family (n) | 31 | ||
| BD in the family history (n) | 11 | ||
| Concurrent psychosis in history (n) | 6 | ||
| Concurrent panic disorder (n) | 6 | ||
| Concurrent personality disorder (n) | 0 | ||
| Concurrent obsessive-compulsive disorder (n) | 1 | ||
| Concurrent post-traumatic stress disorder (n) | 1 | ||
| Concurrent migraine (n) | 7 | ||
| Concurrent diabetes mellitus (n) | 0 | ||
| Concurrent hypertension (n) | 6 | ||
| Concurrent heart disease (n) | 5 | ||
| Concurrent vascular disease (n) | 7 | ||
| Concurrent cardiovascular disease (n) | 8 | ||
| Concurrent pulmonary disease (n) | 12 | ||
| Concurrent gastrointestinal disease (n) | 5 | ||
| Concurrent neurological disease (n) | 8 | ||
| Concurrent endocrinological disease (n) | 9 | ||
BSI 18, Brief Symptom Inventory (total value of each scale is 24); ASRM, Altman Self-Rating Mania Scale (0–20 total value; Cut Off >6 maniac symptoms or hypomanic condition).