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. 2021 Oct 1;9:29. doi: 10.1186/s40345-021-00234-4

Table 2.

Characteristics of 184 individuals with BD-I (92 sex-matched proband-parent pairs)

Cumulative probability Median age at onset in years (interquartile range)
Number (%)c
Females 100 54.3
Age at onset of BD 19 (15.3, 26.0)
Duration of BD 20.3 (10.3, 35.8)
Lifetime comorbidities:
 ≥ 1 comorbid mental disordera 95 51.6
Age at onset of first mental disorderb 15.0 (10.5, 17.8)
Social phobia 9 5 14.5 (9.0, 20.3)
Specific phobia 14 7.5 9.0 (6.3, 13.8)
Obsessive compulsive disorder 6 3.3 17.5 (11.5, 28.0)
Generalized anxiety disorder 30 16.3 21.8 (17.0, 27.3)
Agoraphobia 12 6.5 17.8 (12.3, 28.0)
Panic disorder 33 18.0 23.0 (15.5, 32.3)
Eating disorder 11 6.0 17 (12.8, 22.5)
Substance use disorder 23 12.5 18.0 (15.8, 25.3)
Alcohol use disorder 58 31.5 28.3 (23.0, 37.5)

aComorbid mental disorder refers to any DSM IV diagnosed disorder that occurred (irrespective of BD-I mood episodes);

bFirst mental disorder refers to a clinical condition that met criteria for a full-threshold DSM IV diagnosis

cDenominator for comorbid disorders ranges from n = 175 to n = 184 (due to small number of sporadic missing values)