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Table 1 Means (SD) for background- and patient variables for patients with bipolar disorder I (BD I), patients with bipolar disorder II (BD II), and healthy controls (HC)

From: Personality traits in bipolar disorder and influence on outcome

 

BD I (n = 110)

BD II (n = 85)

HC (n = 86)

Sex (male/female)

40/70

28/57

38/48

Agea

38(13)

39(13)

38(14)

MADRSa*

5(5)

9(8)

1(2)

YMRSa

1(2)

1(2)

0.45(1)

GAF functiona

68(10)

67(10)

 

GAF symptoma

68(11)

66(10)

 

Age at disorder onseta

20(10)

19(12)

 

Presence of hypomania/mania (no/yes)b

41/38

39/27

 

Presence of depression (no/yes)b

32/47

19/47

 

Presence of violence/suicide attempt (no/yes)b

71/7

59/6

 

No of sick leave daysb

282

298

 
  1. aBaseline, bFollow-up assessment 2 years after the assessment with SSP at baseline. Data were not available for all participants. *Univariate ANOVA conducted on MADRS scores revealed significant group differences; (F (2, 242) = 36.63, p < 0.001, partial η 2= 0.229. Post hoc analyses (Games Howell) showed that the three groups differed with regard to depressive symptoms, BD II > BD I > HC