Table 1.

Comparison of telomere length among the BD1, BD2, and control groups

Sex	Diagnosis	Number	Mean	SD	F (adjusted F)	p value (adjusted p value)
Total	BD1	128	0.677	0.836	9.821 (13.55)a	< 0.001 (< 0.001)a
	BD2	87	1.026	0.945
	Control	204	1.029	0.573
Male	BD1	68	0.847	1.005	1.88 (6.07)b	0.155 (0.003)b
	BD2	40	1.179	1.147
	Control	101	0.994	0.59
Female	BD1	60	0.483	0.536	18.301 (18.10)b	< 0.001 (< 0.001)b
	BD2	47	0.896	0.719
	Control	103	1.063	0.558

BD1, bipolar disorder 1; BD2, bipolar disorder 2; SD, standard deviation.

^aAdjusted by sex and age. ^bAdjusted by age.