Table 3 Clinical characteristics by using or not using dietary supplements (N = 348)
From: Common use of dietary supplements for bipolar disorder: a naturalistic, self-reported study
Clinical characteristics | Using dietary supplements (N = 101) | Not using dietary supplements (N = 247) | Test | Value | df | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Taking mood stabilizer N (%)a | Χ 2b | 1.367 | 1 | 0.242 | ||
Yes | 73 (72.3) | 193 (78.1) | ||||
No | 28 (27.7) | 54 (21.9) | ||||
Taking antidepressant N (%)a | Χ 2 | 0.573 | 1 | 0.449 | ||
Yes | 54 (53.5) | 143 (57.9) | ||||
No | 47 (46.5) | 104 (42.1) | ||||
Taking antipsychotic N (%)a | Χ 2 | 0.340 | 1 | 0.560 | ||
Yes | 41 (40.6) | 92 (37.2) | ||||
No | 60 (59.4) | 155 (62.8) | ||||
Taking benzodiazepine N (%)a | Χ 2 | 0.016 | 1 | 0.901 | ||
Yes | 26 (25.7) | 62 (25.1) | ||||
No | 75 (74.3) | 185 (74.9) | ||||
Percentage of days depressed, mean (SD) | 22.4 (22.4) | 22.2 (23.6) | t c | −0.074 | 194 | 0.941 |
Percentage of days euthymic, mean (SD) | 70.5 (24.3) | 68.7 (26.8) | t | −0.584 | 204 | 0.560 |
Percentage of days manic, mean (SD) | 7.1 (10.3) | 9.0 (13.5) | t | 1.437 | 241 | 0.152 |
Percentage of days severely depressed, mean (SD) | 8.3 (15.1) | 7.4 (15.7) | t | −0.484 | 192 | 0.629 |
Percentage of days severely manic, mean (SD) | 0.7 (2.4) | 1.2 (4.7) | t | 1.380 | 330 | 0.169 |
Hospitalizations, mean number (SD) | 2.1 (4.7) | 1.9 (3.2) | t | −0.482 | 141 | 0.630 |
Age of onset, mean age (SD) | 20.0 (8.2) | 20.6 (9.7) | t | 0.545 | 198 | 0.586 |
Years of illness, mean years (SD) | 21.9 (13.1) | 18.45 (11.9) | t | −2.262 | 174 | 0.025 |