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Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of Anabaptists and Non-Anabaptists

From: Symptom profiles and illness course among Anabaptist and Non-Anabaptist adults with major mood disorders

 

Anabaptist

Non-Anabaptist

Analysis

n (%)

n (%)

χ 2

Married

96 (61.9)

72 (47.7)

6.28

Medical illness*

42 (27.5)

75 (48.7)

14.69

Ever treated

150 (98.0)

144 (93.5)

3.89

Unable to function*

132 (90.4)

118 (77.1)

9.63

Ever Hospitalized*

118 (82.5)

79 (52.7)

29.61

Medication

138 (96.5)

134 (87.6)

7.90

Polarity*

  

15.54

 1st mania before 1st depression

59 (38.1)

35 (22.6)

 1st depression before 1st mania

55 (35.5)

89 (57.4)

Visual hallucinations ever

11 (7.7)

23 (15.0)

3.92

Auditory hallucinations ever

18 (12.5)

23 (15.0)

0.40

Delusions ever*

30 (21.1)

59 (39.1)

11.14

Alcohol use disorder*

17 (11.0)

52 (33.5)

22.84

Suicide attempt

23 (15.6)

26 (17.1)

0.12

Head injury

42 (61.8)

26 (38.2)

4.82

 

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

t value

# Children*

3.1 (3.2)

1.5 (1.9)

−5.23

# School years*

9.8 (3.6)

15.5 (2.9)

15.23

Age illness onset

25.0 (10.2)

27.0 (12.0)

1.52

 Age 1st depressive episode

21.9 (9.2)

23.4 (12.1)

1.14

 Age 1st manic episode

24.7 (10.3)

26.0 (11.6)

0.87

# Psych hospitalizations

5.5 (9.1)

3.2 (3.4)

−1.92

# Illicit drugs used*

0.3 (1.0)

1.8 (2.3)

7.44

# Suicide attempts

2.8 (3.4)

2.9 (3.3)

0.10

  1. * Bonferroni p < 0.002