Table 4 Significant differences in the classes by LCMM class (N = 273)
From: Trajectories of adherence to mood stabilizers in patients with bipolar disorder
| Â | Class 1 (adherent) | Class 2 (less adherent) | Total | Test | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | Percent | N | Percent | N | Percent | Χ2 Sig. | DF | |
Gender | ||||||||
 Male | 70 | 33.3 | 11 | 17.5 | 81 | 29.7 | 0.016 | 1 |
 Female | 140 | 66.7 | 52 | 82.5 | 192 | 70.3 |  |  |
Diagnosis | ||||||||
 BP I | 135 | 64.3 | 38 | 60.3 | 173 | 63.4 | 0.566 | 1 |
 BP II | 75 | 35.7 | 25 | 39.7 | 100 | 36.6 |  |  |
College graduate | ||||||||
 Yes | 108 | 54.8 | 33 | 55.9 | 141 | 55.1 | 0.880 | 1 |
 No | 89 | 45.2 | 26 | 44.1 | 115 | 44.9 |  |  |
Married | ||||||||
 Yes | 89 | 45.9 | 33 | 54.1 | 122 | 47.8 | 0.262 | 1 |
 No | 105 | 54.1 | 28 | 45.9 | 133 | 52.2 |  |  |
| Â | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | F Sig. | DF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Percent days euthymic | 68.7 | 26.0 | 49.7 | 27.4 | 64.3 | 27.5 | < 0.001 | 1271 |
Age of onset | 22.5 | 10.3 | 21.6 | 10.5 | 22.3 | 10.3 | 0.547 | 1251 |
Age | 40.9 | 11.0 | 40.5 | 11.5 | 40.8 | 11.1 | 0.834 | 1271 |
Total number of medicationsa | 2.7 | 1.4 | 3.1 | 1.5 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 0.097 | 1271 |
Total pill burdena | 6.1 | 4.2 | 6.9 | 4.3 | 6.3 | 4.3 | 0.145 | 1271 |