Table 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of healthy offspring having a parent with Bipolar Disorder and age-matched control offspring of healthy parents.
| Group | Statistic | df | P value | ||
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| HBO (n = 16) | HC (n = 15) | ||||
| Age at Scan (years), mean (SD) | 14.2 (2.3) | 13.8 (2.7) | t = .46 | 29 | .65 |
| Sex (M/F) | 9/7 | 4/11 | χ2=2.8 | 1 | .10 |
| Socio-economic Status, mean (SD) | 44.2 (14.7) | 48.8 (9.2) | t = −.96 | 21 | .35 |
| Handedness, % right-handed | 82 | 82 | χ2= .001 | 1 | .97 |
| MFQ-L – parent version, mean (SD) | 3.0 (3.1) | 0.71 (0.9) | t = 2.7 | 27 | .01 |
| MFQ-L – child version, mean (SD) | 6.8 (5.0) | 3.7 (3.5) | t = 1.9 | 26 | .07 |
| SCARED – parent version, mean (SD) | 5.1 (4.7) | 4.1 (4.1) | t = .56 | 27 | .58 |
| SCARED – child version, mean (SD) | 11.9 (10.5) | 9.5 (7.1) | t = .71 | 27 | .48 |
| CALS, mean (SD) | 3.5 (5.0) | 2.5 (2.5) | t = .70 | 26 | .50 |
HBO, Healthy offspring having a parent diagnosed with bipolar disorder; HC, Healthy control offspring of healthy parents; MFQ, Mood and Feelings Questionnaire - Long (range, 0–68); SCARED, Screen for Childhood Anxiety and Related Disorders (range, 0–82); CALS, Child Affect Lability Scale (range, 0–80).