Argentina ( n = 172) | United States ( n = 393) | p value for difference | |
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Demographic characteristics | |||
Age at intake (years) [mean ± SD] | 39.1 ± 13.0 | 33.3 ± 12.2 | <0.0001 |
Female [%,(n)] | 66.7 (115) | 58.5 (230) | 0.30 |
Single [%,(n)] | 67.6 (116) | 33.7 (132) | <0.0001 |
Unemployed [%,(n)] | 25.8 (44) | 40.2 (158) | 0.001 |
Less than 8 years of education [%,(n)] | 19.4 (33) | 1.5 (6) | <0.0001 |
Social outcome [mean ± SD] | 9.0 ± 3.5 | 7.9 ± 5.9 | 0.03 |
Clinical characteristics and comorbidities | |||
Bipolar I [%,(n)] | 56.4 (97) | 44.3 (174) | 0.01 |
Prior year rapid cycling [%,(n)] | 20.5 (35) | 40.5 (160) | 0.002 |
Prior suicide attempt [%,(n)] | 54.7 (94) | 34.3 (135) | <0.0001 |
Prior psychiatric hospitalization [%,(n)] | 57.5 (99) | 34.9 (137) | <0.0001 |
Substance use disorder [%,(n)]a | 14.6 (25) | 59.8 (235) | <0.0001 |
Anxiety disorder [%,(n)]a | 11.0 (19) | 69.0 (271) | <0.0001 |
Illness duration (years) [mean ± SD] | 21.9 ± 12.9 | 18.9 ± 13.3 | 0.01 |
Morbidity index | 0.75 | 0.88 | <0.0001 |
Number of psychotropic medications [mean ± SD] | 2.6 ± 1.0 | 2.6 ± 1.7 | 0.73 |