Table 1 Demographics and clinical characteristics of bipolar disorder patients in Argentina and the United States
Argentina ( n = 449) | United States ( n = 503) | Total ( n = 952) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Demographics | |||
Age at Intake (years) [mean ± SD] | 45.1 ± 13.0**** | 35.6 ± 13.3 | 40.0 ± 13.2 |
Females [%,(n)] | 65.0 (292)* | 58.3 (293) | 61.4 (585) |
Single [%,(n)] | 61.1 (274)**** | 36.1 (182) | 47.9 (456) |
Unemployed [%,(n)] | 32.6 (146)* | 39.8 (200) | 36.3 (346) |
Less than 8 years of education [%,(n)] | 19.1 (86)**** | 1.4 (7) | 9.8 (93) |
Social Outcome [mean ± SD] | 9.3 ± 3.2**** | 8.2 ± 5.9 | 8.7 ± 4.8 |
Clinical characteristics | |||
Bipolar I [%,(n)] | 54.9 (247)* | 48.3 (243) | 51.5 (490) |
Early onset (≤21 years) [%,(n)] | 38.6 (173)**** | 78.3 (394) | 59.6 (567) |
Prior year rapid cycling [%,(n)] | 12.4 (56)**** | 36.2 (182) | 25.0 (238) |
Prior suicide attempt [%,(n)] | 45.7 (205)**** | 30.8 (155) | 37.8 (360) |
Prior psychiatric hospitalization [%,(n)] | 55.0 (247)**** | 37.8 (190) | 45.9 (437) |
Substance use disorder [%,(n)]d | 11.0 (49)**** | 44.5 (224) | 28.7 (273) |
Anxiety disorder [%,(n)]a | 10.7 (48)**** | 64.8 (326) | 39.3 (374) |
Age at onset (years) [mean ± SD] | 27.1 ± 11.4**** | 17.9 ± 8.4 | 22.3 ± 10.8 |
Illness duration (years) [mean ± SD] | 17.8 ± 11.8 | 17.6 ± 8.4 | 17.7 ± 10.2 |
Morbidity index | 0.78*** | 0.87 | 0.83 |
Number of psychotropic medications [mean ± SD] | 2.5 ± 1.0 | 2.6 ± 1.7 | 2.6 ± 1.4 |