Table 1 Demographics in participants with bipolar disorder (BD) and healthy participants (HC), and clinical features in participants with bipolar disorder (BD)

Age

34.3 (13.3)

30.8 (8.1)

t = 1.96

ns

Gender (males/females)

17/36

51/33

x ² = 10.66

p = 0.001

WASI IQ

107.6 (10.5)

112.0 (11.5)

t = 2.27

p = 0.025

GAF-symptoms

61.1 (9.7)

–

–

–

GAF-function

58.3 (11.9)

–

–

–

YMRS

2.4 (3.9)

–

–

–

IDS-C

16.3 (10.1)^a

–

–

–

Medication^b

Antipsychotic

0.94 (0.70)

–

–

–

n = 28 (53%)

Antiepileptic

1.07 (0.27)

–

–

–

n = 12 (23%)

Lithium

0.98 (0.48)

–

–

–

n = 16 (30%)

Antidepressant

2.11 (2.11)

–

–

–

n = 11 (21%)