Table 1.

Study sample demographics by comparison group.

Base demographics	BPS	NBPS	BPSA	BPNSA	C	P
Total Subjects	353	2 498	799	824	1 427
Males	219 (62.0%)	1 987 (79.5%)	262 (32.8%)	391 (47.5%)	765 (53.6%)	<0.0001
Females	134 (38.0%)	511 (20.5%)	537 (67.2%)	433 (52.5%)	662 (46.4%)
Mean Age	39.5	43.2	41.8	41.6	52.3	0.0001
Education level equivalent
8th Grade or lower	3 (0.8%)	55 (2.2%)	14 (1.7%)	10 (1.2%)	N/A	<0.0001
9th to 12th Grade, No Grad	39 (11.0%)	305 (12.2%)	54 (6.8%)	37 (4.5%)	N/A
HS Grad/GED	117 (33.1%)	912 (36.5%)	131 (16.4%)	142 (17.2%)	N/A
Some college, no degree	100 (28.3%)	602 (24.1%)	89 (11.1%)	74 (8.9%)	N/A
Associates	29 (8.2%)	203 (8.1%)	142 (17.1%)	118 (14.3%)	N/A
Bachelors	40 (11.3%)	240 (9.6%)	247 (30.9%)	270 (32.8%)	N/A
Masters	13 (3.7%)	107 (4.2%)	97 (12.1%)	144 (17.5%)	N/A
PhD or higher	7 (2.0%)	40 (1.6%)	13 (1.6%)	18 (2.2%)	N/A
Clinical categories
Non-traumatic anxiety disorders	236 (66.9%)	965 (29.5%)	446 (55.8%)	388 (47.1%)	N/A	<0.0001
Behavioral disorders	93 (26.3%)	207 (6.3%)	196 (24.5%)	146 (17.7%)	N/A	<0.0001
Eating disorders	13 (3.7%)	15 (0.4%)	144 (18.0%)	89 (10.8%)	N/A	<0.0001
PersoNALITY DIsorders	96 (27.2%)	160 (4.9%)	66 (8.3%)	46 (5.6%)	N/A	<0.0001
Post-traumatic stress disorders	77 (21.8%)	154 (4.7%)	50 (6.3%)	59 (7.2%)	N/A	<0.0001
Group Key
BPS definition:	individuals with bipolar disorder who died by suicide
NBPS definition:	individuals without a diagnosis of bipolar disorder who died from suicide
BPSA definition:	individuals with bipolar disorder who have a history of one or more suicide attempts
BPNSA definition:	individuals with bipolar disorder who have no history of a suicide attempt
C definition:	Comparison group of Individuals without several common psychiatric diagnoses based on self-report [14]