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Table 1 Demographics of Bipolar I patientsa (N = 6972)

From: Exploratory study of ultraviolet B (UVB) radiation and age of onset of bipolar disorder

Parameter

Value

N

%

Gender

   
 

Female

4054

58.3

 

Male

2894

41.7

First Episode

   
 

Manic/Hypomanic

3384

50.2

 

Depressed

3358

49.8

Family History of Mood Disorder

  
 

No

3328

47.7

 

Yes

3644

52.3

History of Alcohol or Substance Abuse

   
 

No

3492

69.5

 

Yes

1531

30.5

History of psychosis

   
 

No

1986

35.4

 

Yes

3622

64.6

Comorbid Anxiety/Panic/OCD

   
 

No

3854

77.4

 

Yes

1123

22.6

Cohort Age Group

   
 

DOB after 1979

1732

24.8

 

DOB 1979–1960

3234

46.4

 

DOB 1959–1940

1738

24.9

 

DOB before 1940

268

3.8

Onset Hemisphere

   
 

Northern

5679

81.5

 

Southern

1293

18.5

Parameter

 

Mean

SD

Age of Onset

 

25.6

10.4

  1. aMissing values excluded