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Table 1 Demographic and clinical variables of the study population: mean ± sd [missing values]

From: Omega-3 fatty acids in bipolar patients with a low omega-3 index and reduced heart rate variability: the “BIPO-3” trial

 

Omega-3 (n = 23)

Corn oil (n = 19)

p-value

Age (years)

46.6 ± 13.25

42.1 ± 10.75

0.33

Gender (m/f)

11/12

8/11

0.76

Bipolar (I/II)

12/5

8/5

0.71

Bipolar NOS

6

6

0.74

Age at onset depression (years)

22.7 ± 10.25

24.2 ± 6.75

0.62

Age at onset mania (years)

29.0 ± 18.00

25.1 ± 7.25

0.36

Number depressive episodes

9.5 ± 7.00

9.9 ± 9.00

0.74

Number manic episodes

5.0 ± 4.00

8.3 ± 4.00

0.86

Episodes mania/depression

0.2 ± 0.25

0.2 ± 0.00

0.76

Hospitalisation depression

2.1 ± 1.75

2.9 ± 1.00

0.77

Hospitalisation mania

1.4 ± 2.00

1. 5 ± 2.00

0.62

Hospitalisation mania/depression

0.6 ± 1.00

0.6 ± 1.00

0.69

MADRS

7.5 ± 8.2

6.1 ± 9.5

0.65

HAMD-21

6.9 ± 6.5

3.1 ± 3.3

0.02

HAMD-17

5.3 ± 5.0

2.6 ± 3.3

0.06

CGI Mania

1.8 ± 0.9

1.5 ± 0.8

0.27

CGI depression

2.1 ± 1.5

1.4 ± 0.6

0.07

CGI bipolar

2.0 ± 1.1

1.7 ± 0.8

0.42

YMRS

2.2 ± 1.8

1.9 ± 2.6

0.72