Table 1 Descriptive data for the study populations with BD I, BD II, BD NOS and the combined population
From: Regional lithium prescription rates and recurrence in bipolar disorder
BD I (n = 5618) | BD II (n = 5574) | NOS (n = 3424) | Total (n = 14,616) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age years, mean (SD) | 52.9 (15.8) | 46.4 (16.0) | 50.1 (16.4) | 49.8 (16.3) |
Gender (female), n (%) | 3211 (57.2) | 3799 (68.2) | 2202 (64.3) | 9212 (63.0) |
Education, n (%) | ||||
Less than high school | 764 (13.6) | 537 (9.6) | 466 (13.6) | 1767 (12.1) |
Graduated high school | 1158 (20.6) | 992 (17.8) | 633 (18.5) | 2783 (19.0) |
Graduated college or higher | 1240 (22.1) | 1102 (19.8) | 560 (16.4) | 2902 (19.9) |
Missing data | 2456 (43.7) | 2943 (52.8) | 1765 (51.5) | 7164 (49.0) |
BMI, mean (SD), missing | 27.7 (5.4), 359 | 27.2 (5.7), 232 | 28.0 (5.7), 230 | 27.6 (5.6) |
Psychiatric comorbidity, n (%) | ||||
Any comorbidity | 1137 (20.2) | 1859 (33.4) | 1178 (34.4) | 4174 (28.6) |
Substance abuse or addiction | 226 (4.0) | 196 (3.5) | 140 (4.1) | 562 (3.8) |
Anxiety disorder | 302 (5.4) | 646 (11.6) | 310 (9.1) | 1258 (8.6) |
Personality disorder | 83 (1.5) | 221 (4.0) | 160 (4.7) | 464 (3.2) |
Mood stabilizers, n (%) | ||||
Any mood stabilizers | 4895 (87.1) | 4610 (82.7) | 2750 (80.3) | 12255 (83.8) |
Lithium | 3664 (65.2) | 2333 (41.9) | 1667 (48.7) | 7664 (52.4) |
Lamotrigine | 937 (16.7) | 2242 (40.2) | 924 (27.0) | 4103 (28.1) |
Valproate | 712 (12.7) | 382 (6.9) | 275 (8.0) | 1369 (9.4) |
Carbamazepine | 102 (1.8) | 454 (0.8) | 41 (1.2) | 188 (1.3) |
Neuroleptics, n (%) | 2692 (47.9) | 1837 (33.0) | 1267 (37.0) | 5796 (39.7) |
Antidepressants, n (%) | 1952 (34.7) | 2920 (52.4) | 1633 (47.7) | 6505 (44.5) |
Episode (at least one episode last 12 months), n (%), missing | ||||
Any episode | 2665 (47.4) | 3614 (64.8) | 1830 (53.4) | 8109 (55.5) |
Depressive episode | 2041 (36.4), 11 | 3275 (58.8), 8 | 1603 (47.0), 12 | 6919 (47.4), 31 |
Manic episode | 719 (12.9), 26 | 110 (2.0), 30 | 141 (4.1), 20 | 970 (6.7), 76 |
Hypomanic episode | 1147(20.5), 20 | 1814 (32.6), 17 | 738 (21.7), 18 | 3699 (25.4), 55 |
Mixed episode | 497 (8.9), 62 | 746 (13.4), 27 | 425 (12.5), 12 | 1668 (11.5), 101 |