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Table 2 Number and polarity of episodes to date (euthymic patients)

From: Euthymic patients with predominantly manic polarity avoid happy faces in a dot probe task

 

BP-euth-D

(N = 19)

BP-euth-M

(N = 13)

U/χ2

P

Total number of episodes (Mdn, IQR)

7.0 (4.0)

7.0 (8.0)

110.0

.603

Number of depressive episodes (Mdn, IQR)

5.0 (3.0)

2.0 (2.0)

14.5

.000***

Number of manic episodes (Mdn, IQR)

1.0 (1.0)

5.0 (6.0)

40.5

.001**

Number of mixed episodes (Mdn, IQR)

0.0 (1.25)

0.0 (0.5)

101.5

.438

Number of weeks in remission (Mdn, IQR) a

104 (206)

156 (240)

101.5

.711

Polarity of the last experienced episode (n)b

  

7.25

.013*

 Depressive

16 (84%)

3 (33%)

  

 Manic

3 (16%)

6 (67%)

  
  1. BP-euth-D euthymic patients with a predominant depressive polarity, BP-euth-M euthymic patients with a predominant manic polarity
  2. aFor two patients of the BP-euth-D group the information about the number of weeks in remission was not available
  3. bOne patient of the BP-euth-D and four patients of the BP-euth-M had rapid cycling or a mixed episode as last experienced episode
  4. *p<0.05, ***p<0.001