Table 1.
Demographics of participants.
| Characteristic | BDa
(n=26) |
HCb
(n=12) |
Chi-square (df) | t test (df) | P value | |
| Age (years), mean (SD) | 46.46 (10.55) | 44.92 (9.04) | N/A | –0.438 (36) | .66 | |
| Gender, n (%) | 19 (73) | 8 (67) | 0.2 (1) | N/A | .69 | |
| Years of education, mean (SD) | 15.88 (1.86) | 16.17 (1.34) | N/A | 0.470 (36) | .64 | |
| WASI IQc, mean (SD) | 108.96 (7.86) | 108.83 (11.41) | N/A | –0.040 (36) | .97 | |
| HRDSd, mean (SD) | 12.65 (6.49) | 1.25 (1.87) | N/A | –5.933 (36) | <.001 | |
| YMRSe, mean (SD) | 4.50 (4.92) | 0.08 (0.29) | N/A | –3.086 (36) | .004 | |
| Clinical features for the BD group |
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Type of BD (BD-I/BD-II/BD-NOSf), n | 17/8/1 | N/Ag | N/A | N/A | N/A |
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Rapid cycling (yes), n (%) | 15 (58) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
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Age of BD onset, mean (SD) | 16.31 (8.06) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
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Compliance for full study (%), mean (SD) | 92.20 (6.64) | 90.63 (9.59) | N/A | –0.535 (31) | .60 |
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Compliance for first 2 weeks of study (%), mean (SD) | 92.32 (9.89) | 91.83 (8.61) | N/A | –0.147 (36) | .88 |
aBD: bipolar disorder.
bHC: health control.
cWASI IQ: Wechsler Abbreviated Scale of Intelligence.
dHRDS: Hamilton Rating Scale of Depression.
eYMRS: Young Mania Rating Scale.
fNOS: not otherwise specified.
gN/A: not applicable.