Total sample (N = 394) | Women (N = 289) | Men (N = 105) | P value | |
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Age of onset of lithium treatment, mean ± SD | 39.2 ± 13.0 | 40.7 ± 13.1 | 35.0 ± 11.8 | 0.0001 |
Years with lithium treatment, mean ± SD | 15.1 ± 7.5 | 15.2 ± 7.7 | 14.7 ± 6.9 | 0.56 |
Current age, mean ± SD | 55.0 ± 13.6 | 56.5 ± 13.6 | 50.8 ± 12.9 | 0.0002 |
Treatment with antihypertensive agents | 132 (34%) | 99 (34%) | 33 (31%) | 0.63 |
Diabetes | 89 (23%) | 63 (22%) | 26 (25%) | 0.59 |
Treatment with l-thyroxine | 125 (32%) | 114 (39%) | 11 (10%) | 0.0001 |
Circulating thyroid antibodies | 102 (26%) | 90 (31%) | 12 (11%) | 0.0001 |