Table 1.

Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of the final study sample (N=51).

Characteristics		Values
Participation time (days), mean (SD)		208 (32)
Age (years), mean (SD)		36.2 (9.5)
Gender, n (%)
	Female	28 (55)
	Male	23 (45)
Demographic living status, n (%)
	Family	30 (59)
	Partner	9 (18)
	Self	12 (24)
Education, n (%)
	Elementary	2 (4)
	Secondary	18 (35)
	Higher	31 (61)
Demographic residence, n (%)
	City	37 (73)
	Town	11 (22)
	Village	3 (6)
Occupation, n (%)
	Working	29 (57)
	Pensioner	11 (22)
	Student	6 (12)
	Other	5 (9)
Clinical characteristics
	Mean duration of illness (years), mean (SD)	7.1 (5.3)
	Hospitalizations, median (IQR)	2 (0-7)
	Affective episodes, median (IQR)	6 (2-10)
	Bipolar disorder type I, n (%)	31 (61)
	Bipolar disorder type II, n (%)	20 (39)