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Table 3 Comparison of HDRS item scores with bipolar-1 vs. bipolar-2 subjects

From: Differences between bipolar disorder types 1 and 2 support the DSM two-syndrome concept

Number

Item

Mean score [95%CI]

RR

t-score

p-value

Bipolar-1

Bipolar-2

1

Depressed mood

1.98 [1.87–2.10]

2.28 [2.19–2.36]

0.860

4.23

 < 0.0001

2

Guilt

0.985 [0.889–1.08]

1.27 [1.19–1.35]

0.774

4.55

 < 0.0001

3

Suicidal

0.579 [0.490–0.658]

0.771 [0.696–0.846]

0.754

3.38

0.0008

4

Early insomnia

0.458 [0.386–0.530]

0.660 [0.594–0.726]

0.691

4.01

 < 0.0001

5

Middle insomnia

0.435 [0.369–0.501]

0.568 [0.509–0.628]

0.764

2.92

0.004

6

Early awakening

0.432 [0.362–0.503]

0.635 [0.571–0.699]

0.677

4.15

 < 0.0001

7

Work and activities

2.16 [2.03–2.29]

2.19 [2.09–2.29]

0.986

0.36

0.72

8

Psychomotor retardation

0.662 [0.587–0.740]

0.490 [0.435–0.546]

1.35

3.67

0.0003

9

Agitation

0.277 [0.221–0.333]

0.414 [0.363–0.465]

0.669

3.45

0.0006

10

Psychic anxiety

1.35 [1.24–1.46]

1.91 [1.83–1.99]

0.702

8.44

 < 0.0001

11

Somatic anxiety

0.405 [0.328–0.472]

0.811 [0.730–0.891]

0.493

7.01

 < 0.0001

12

Loss of appetite

0.366 [0.312–0.420]

0.475 [0.428–0.522]

0.771

2.98

0.003

13

Fatigue

1.21 [1.13–1.28]

1.31 [1.25–1.37]

0.924

2.04

0.05

14

Anhedonia/genital symptoms

0.884 [0.763–1.01]

0.970 [0.900–1.04]

0.907

1.28

0.18

15

Hypochondriasis

0.163 [0.113–0.212]

0.323 [0.266–0.380]

0.499

3.96

 < 0.0001

16

Weight-loss

0.310 [0.256–0.364]

0.409 [0.357–0.461]

0.758

2.55

0.01

17

Insight

0.090 [0.054–0.127]

0.120 [0.088–0.153]

0.750

1.19

0.23

18

Circadian mood variation

0.767 [0.689–0.845]

0.987 [0.919–1.05]

0.777

4.14

 < 0.0001

19

Depersonalization/derealization

0.077 [0.044–0.110]

0.056 [0.035–0.076]

1.38

1.14

0.26

20

Paranoid

0.597 [0.506–0.688]

0.364 [0.307–0.421]

1.64

4.49

 < 0.0001

21

Obsessive–compulsive

0.071 [0.039–0.102]

0.102 [0.073–0.131]

0.689

1.43

0.15

1–21

Total score

14.5 [13.7–15.2]

17.4 [16.8–17.9]

0.833

6.42

 < 0.0001