Table 1.
Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of the sample.
| Controls n = 42 |
BD n = 17 |
p Value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mean age (years ± SD) |
49.74 ± 17.01 | 51.47 ± 11.94 | p (t-test) = 0.703 |
| Male:Female ratio | 13:29 | 7:10 | χ2(1) = 0.56, p = 0.45 |
| Number of R:L eyes analyzed | 18:24 | 9:8 | χ2(1) = 0.49, p = 0.48 |
| Duration of disease (years ± SD) |
-- | 20.64 ± 6.48 | -- |
| Age when disease diagnosed (years ± SD) |
-- | 30.00 ± 13.84 | -- |
| Number of hospitalizations | -- | 2 [3.0] | -- |
| Number of manic episodes | -- | 8.33 ± 4.22 | -- |
Abbreviations: BD, bipolar disorder; SD, standard deviation; R, right; L, left.