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Table 1 Background characteristics of patients with bipolar disorder I and II, N = 84

From: Differences in mood instability in patients with bipolar disorder type I and II: a smartphone-based study

 

All patients (n = 84)

Bipolar disorder type I (n = 53)

Bipolar disorder type II (n = 31)

p

Age (years)

43.0 (12.3)

42.8 (11.9)

43.4 (13.3)

0.85

Female gender, % (n)

61.2 (51)

64.8 (34)

54.8 (17)

0.36

Full time employment, % (n)

17.7 (15)

16.7 (9)

19.4 (6)

0.73

Illness duration (years)

18.0 (10.1)

17.7 (10.6)

18.6 (9.5)

0.71

Number of previous depressive episodes

4 [2–10]

3.5 [2–9]

5 [3–10]

0.21

Number of previous (hypo)manic episodes

3 [2–7]

3 [2–6]

5 [2–8]

0.33

Hamilton depression rating scale score, baseline

7.6 (5.0)

7.9 (5.0)

7.2 (6.0)

0.57

Young Mania Rating Scale score, baseline

3.2 (4.6)

4.1 (5.6)

2.6 (3.0)

0.16

Psychopharmacological treatment

 Anticonvulsants, % (n)

55.9 (47)

57.4 (30)

54.8 (17)

0.82

 Antipsychotics, % (n)

48.8 (41)

59.3 (31)

32.3 (10)

0.017

 Antidepressants, % (n)

22.6 (19)

26.4 (14)

16.1 (5)

0.28

 Lithium, % (n)

63.1 (53)

68.5 (36)

54.8 (17)

0.21

  1. Data are mean (SD), median [IQR] or proportions (n) unless otherwise stated