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Table 3 Morbidity during prospective follow-up of 870 bipolar disorder patients for at least one year

From: Characteristics of rapid cycling in 1261 bipolar disorder patients

Measure

RC

nonRC

Ratio

t-score

p-value

Episodes/year

 Episodes

2.44 [1.83–3.06]

0.76 [0.70–0.82]

3.21

12.3

 < 0.0001

 Depressions

1.55 [1.14–1.95]

0.46 [0.43–0.50]

3.35

12.4

 < 0.0001

 [Hypo] manias

0.90 [0.61–1.19]

0.30 [0.27–0.33]

3.00

9.10

 < 0.0001

%-Time Ill

 Overall

31.5 [26.3–36.7]

21.5 [19.9–23.0]

1.47

3.87

0.0001

 Depression

22.4 [18.6–26.2]

15.1 [13.9–16.3]

1.48

3.59

0.0003

 [Hypo] mania

9.08 [6.83–11.3]

6.34 [5.65–7.02]

1.43

2.39

0.02