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. 2020 May 15;62(3):295–305. doi: 10.4103/psychiatry.IndianJPsychiatry_760_19

Table 4.

Comparison of the treatment profile of 4 groups

Clinical variables Mean (SD)/n (%) Chi-square value (P)

Whole sample (n=844) Group I No residual symptoms (HDRS and YMRS=0) (n=175) Group II Only depressive residual symptoms (YMRS =0 and HDRS=1-7) (n=170) Group III Only manic symptoms (HDRS=0 and YMRS >1-7) (n=88) Group IV Both depressive and manic symptoms (both HDRS and YMRS >1-7) (n=411)
MS + AP 342 (40.5) 70 (40.0) 49 (28.8) 37 (42.0) 186 (45.3) 13.578 (0.004)**
MS + AD 97 (11.5) 13 (7.4) 36 (21.2) 6 (6.8) 42 (10.2) 21.06 (<0.001)***
MS + AD + AP 63 (7.5) 5 (2.9) 11 (6.5) 2 (2.3) 45 (10.9) 16.280 (0.001)***
MS only 310 (36.7) 82 (46.9) 61 (35.9) 40 (45.5) 127 (30.9) 16.669 (0.001)***
AP only 22 (2.6) 5 (2.9) 8 (4.7) 3 (3.4) 6 (1.5) 5.347 (0.148)
AP + AD 10 (1.2) 0 (0) 5 (2.9) 0 (0) 5 (1.2) 7.636 (0.054)
Antipsychotics
 None 407 (48.2) 95 (54.3) 97 (57.1) 46 (52.3) 169 (41.1) 16.77 (0.0007)***
 Olanzapine 273 (32.3) 48 (27.4) 33 (19.4) 22 (25) 170 (41.4) 32.36 (<0.001)***
 Risperidone 57 (6.8) 14 (8.0) 13 (7.6) 9 (10.2) 21 (5.1) 4.09 (0.251)
 Quetiapine 68 (8.1) 11 (6.3) 19 (11.2) 5 (5.7) 33 (8.0) 3.645 (0.302)
 Aripiprazole 14 (1.7) 4 (2.3) 1 (0.6) 2 (2.3) 7 (1.7) 1.824 (0.609)
 Ziprasidone 1 (0.1) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 1 (0.2) -
 Clozapine 7 (0.8) 1 (0.6) 2 (1.2) 3 (3.4) 1 (0.2) 9.227 (0.026)*
 Lurasidone 1 (0.1) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 1 (0.2) -
 Trifluoperazine 13 (1.5) 1 (0.6) 4 (2.4) 1 (1.1) 7 (1.7) 1.99 (0.574)
 Chlorpromazine 3 (0.4) 1 (0.6) 1 (0.6) 0 (0) 1 (0.2) -
Antidepressants
 None 674 (79.9) 157 (89.7) 118 (69.4) 80 (90.9) 319 (77.6) 30.068 (<0.001)***
 Escitalopram 34 (4.0) 2 (1.1) 12 (7.1) 1 (1.1) 19 (4.6) 10.086 (0.017)*
 Sertraline 18 (2.1) 5 (2.9) 5 (2.9) 1 (1.1) 7 (1.7) 1.754 (0.624)
 Fluoxetine 22 (2.6) 2 (1.1) 3 (1.8) 3 (3.4) 14 (3.4) 3.210 (0.360)
 Paroxetine 11 (1.3) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 11 (2.7) -
 Venlafaxine 23 (2.7) 1 (0.6) 9 (5.3) 1 (1.1) 12 (2.9) 8.191 (0.042)*
 Mirtazapine 26 (3.1) 0 (0) 9 (5.3) 0 (0) 17 (4.1) -
 Bupropion 29 (3.4) 6 (3.4) 12 (7.1) 1 (1.1) 10 (2.4) 9.373 (0.024)*
 Amitriptyline 7 (0.8) 2 (1.1) 2 ( 1.2) 1 (1.1) 2 (0.5) 1.146 (0.765)
Mood stabilizers
 None 32 (3.8) 5 (2.9) 13 (7.6) 3 (3.4) 11 (2.7) 8.783 (0.032)*
 Lithium 518 (61.4) 114 (65.1) 91 (53.5) 45 (51.1) 268 (65.2) 11.899 (0.007)**
 Valproate 241 (28.6) 46 (26.3) 57 (33.5) 24 (27.3) 114 (27.7) 2.709 (0.438)
 Carbamazepine 9 (1.1) 1 (0.6) 2 (1.2) 2 (2.3) 4 (1.0) 1.673 (0.642)
 Lithium + valproate 39 (4.6) 9 (5.1) 6 (3.5) 14 (15.9) 10 (2.4) 30.473 (<0.001)***
 Lamotrigine 5 (0.6) 0 (0) 1 (0.6) 0 (0) 4 (1.0) -

*P<0.05; **P<0.01; ***P<0.001. MS – Mood stabilizers; AP – Antipsychotics; AD – Antidepressants; YMRS – Young Mania Rating Scale; HDRS – HDRS – Hamilton Depression Rating Scale; SD – Standard deviation