Table 3.
Characteristic | Bipolar disorder (n=46) | Controls (n=20) | |
Sex (male), n (%) | 16 (35) | 6 (30) | |
Race, n (%) |
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Caucasian | 26 (57) | 8 (40) |
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African American | 4 (9) | 2 (10) |
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Asian | 2 (4) | 5 (25) |
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Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 3 (7) | 1 (5) |
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Other | 11 (24) | 4 (20) |
Ethnicitya, n (%) |
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Hispanic | 8 (18) | 2 (10) |
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Non-Hispanic | 37 (82) | 18 (90) |
Diagnosis, n (%) |
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Bipolar disorder I | 14 (30) | N/Ab |
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Bipolar disorder II | 10 (22) | N/A |
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Bipolar disorder I (with psychotic features) | 22 (48) | N/A |
Employment status, n (%) |
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Employed, full time | 13 (28) | 12 (60) |
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Employed, part time | 4 (9) | 4 (20) |
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Unemployed | 6 (13) | 0 (0) |
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Stay-at-home parent | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
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Part-time student | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
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Full-time student | 1 (2) | 1 (5) |
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Receiving disability, unemployed | 16 (35) | 0 (0) |
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Receiving disability, part-time work | 5 (11) | 1 (5) |
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Retired | 1 (2) | 2 (10) |
Residential status, n (%) |
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Independent, financially responsible | 36 (78) | 16 (80) |
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Independent, not financially responsible | 8 (17) | 4 (20) |
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Residential facility, unsupervised | 1 (2) | 0 (0) |
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Residential facility, supervised | 1 (2) | 0 (0) |
Age (years), mean (SD) | 42.72 (11.42) | 41.03 (14.56) | |
Education (years), mean (SD) | 14.91 (2.52) | 15.65 (2.74) | |
Maternal education (years)c, mean (SD) | 14.20 (3.93) | 12.83 (3.62) | |
Paternal education (years)d, mean (SD) | 15.22 (3.04) | 15.24 (3.07) | |
Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale total, mean (SD) | 11.20 (8.50) | N/A | |
Young Mania Rating Scale total, mean (SD) | 6.44 (5.64) | N/A |
aMissing for 1 participant with bipolar disorder.
bN/A: not applicable.
cMissing for 1 participant with bipolar disorder and 2 controls.
dMissing for 9 participants with bipolar disorder and 3 controls.