Table 1 Patient demographics
Variable | Value | All patients (NÂ =Â 1222) | Used Internet to find out about bipolar disorder (BP) (NÂ =Â 750) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N a | % | N a | % | ||
Diagnosis | BP I | 768 | 63.7 | 440 | 59.7 |
BP II | 380 | 31.6 | 256 | 34.7 | |
BP NOS | 57 | 4.7 | 41 | 5.6 | |
Gender | Female | 759 | 62.3 | 465 | 62.2 |
Male | 459 | 37.7 | 283 | 37.8 | |
Area of residence | Urban | 744 | 61.2 | 451 | 60.3 |
Suburban | 291 | 23.9 | 196 | 26.2 | |
Rural | 181 | 14.9 | 101 | 13.5 | |
Employment status | Full-time | 560 | 46.6 | 396 | 53.6 |
Not full-time | 641 | 53.4 | 343 | 46.4 | |
Marital status | Married | 593 | 48.9 | 359 | 48.3 |
Not married | 619 | 51.1 | 385 | 51.7 | |
Income group | Upper income | 80 | 6.6 | 60 | 8.1 |
Middle income | 594 | 49.1 | 363 | 48.9 | |
Lower income | 535 | 44.3 | 320 | 43.1 | |
Live alone | Yes | 299 | 24.7 | 190 | 25.5 |
No | 913 | 75.3 | 556 | 74.5 | |
Mood in last six months | Mostly normal | 581 | 47.9 | 317 | 42.6 |
Mostly not normal | 632 | 52.1 | 428 | 57.4 | |
BP interfered with regular activities | Frequently or sometimes | 768 | 63.2 | 524 | 70.1 |
Rarely or never | 448 | 36.8 | 223 | 29.9 | |
Confident managing living | Very confident | 454 | 37.5 | 259 | 34.8 |
Not very confident | 757 | 62.5 | 486 | 65.2 | |
Confident when to see doctor about BP | Very confident | 698 | 57.4 | 418 | 56.0 |
Not very confident | 518 | 42.6 | 328 | 44.0 | |
Means | Na | Mean (SD) | Na | Mean (SD) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age | 1217 | 44.4 (13.8) | 748 | 41.1 (12.5) | |
Years of education | 1199 | 14.0 (3.2) | 737 | 14.4 (3.0) | |
Age of onset | 1201 | 27.1 (10.9) | 734 | 25.6 (10.1) | |
Years of Illness | 1194 | 17.4 (12.2) | 730 | 15.6 (11.6) | |