Factor | Group | Marital status | Fisher’s exact test | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Married (N = 1041) | Divorced (N = 30) | p value | ||
Sex | Female: n (%) | 535 (51.4) | 15 (50.0) | 1.000 |
Male: n (%) | 506 (48.6) | 15 (50.0) | Â | |
BMI at baseline (mean (SD)) | Â | 23.62 (4.10) | 22.39 (4.00) | 0.125 |
Age at baseline (mean (SD)) |  | 54.91 (12.31) | 46.83 (11.64) |  < 0.001 |
Age of onset (mean (SD)) | Â | 37.33 (12.35) | 32.25 (9.79) | 0.031 |
Bipolar disorder subcategories | Bipolar I disorder: n (%) | 355 (34.1) | 10 (33.3) | 0.433 |
Bipolar II disorder: n (%) | 632 (60.8) | 17 (56.7) | Â | |
Unclassifiable: n (%) | 53 (5.1) | 3 (10.0) | Â | |
Work status at baseline employed | Unemployed: n (%) | 239 (23.1) | 7 (23.3) | 1.000 |
Employed: n (%) | 795 (76.9) | 23 (76.7) | Â | |
Educational background | Special support educational school: n (%) | 1 (0.1) | 0 (0.0) | 0.526 |
Junior high school: n (%) | 42 (4.2) | 0 (0.0) | Â | |
High school or vocational school: n (%) | 441 (43.8) | 14 (50.0) | Â | |
Junior college or technical college: n (%) | 93 (9.2) | 3 (10.7) | Â | |
Master's degree or higher: n (%) | 34 (3.4) | 2 (7.1) | Â | |
University: n (%) | 397 (39.4) | 9 (32.1) | Â | |
Mood status at baseline | Depressive state: n (%) | 336 (32.4) | 13 (43.3) | 0.375 |
Manic/hypomanic state: n (%) | 76 (7.3) | 2 (6.7) | Â | |
Mixed feature: n (%) | 70 (6.7) | 3 (10.0) | Â | |
Remission: n (%) | 556 (53.6) | 12 (40.0) | Â | |
Intelligence quotient; IQ |  < 71: n (%) | 7 (0.7) | 0 (0.0) | 1.000 |
85–71: n (%) | 29 (2.9) | 0 (0.0) |  | |
 > 85: n (%) | 981 (96.5) | 28 (100.0) |  | |
Global assessment of functioning; GAF | 81–100: n (%) | 477 (45.9) | 11 (36.7) | 0.668 |
61–80: n (%) | 407 (39.1) | 15 (50.0) |  | |
41–60: n (%) | 136 (13.1) | 4 (13.3) |  | |
1–40: n (%) | 20 (1.9) | 0 (0.0) |  | |
Mood stabilizers prescription | No: n (%) | 190 (18.3) | 9 (30.0) | 0.148 |
Yes: n (%) | 851 (81.7) | 21 (70.0) | Â | |
Antipsychotics prescription | No: n (%) | 537 (51.6) | 13 (43.3) | 0.459 |
Yes: n (%) | 504 (48.4) | 17 (56.7) | Â | |
Antidepressants prescription | No: n (%) | 625 (60.0) | 14 (46.7) | 0.185 |
Yes: n (%) | 416 (40.0) | 16 (53.3) | Â | |
Anxiolytics prescription | No: n (%) | 698 (67.1) | 16 (53.3) | 0.120 |
Yes: n (%) | 343 (32.9) | 14 (46.7) | Â | |
Hypnotics prescription | No: n (%) | 427 (41.0) | 11 (36.7) | 0.709 |
Yes: n (%) | 614 (59.0) | 19 (63.3) | Â | |
Rapid cycler at baseline | No: n (%) | 965 (92.8) | 28 (93.3) | 1.000 |
Yes: n (%) | 75 (7.2) | 2 (6.7) | Â | |
Manic symptoms during 1Â year before baseline | No: n (%) | 733 (70.5) | 23 (76.7) | 0.546 |
Yes: n (%) | 307 (29.5) | 7 (23.3) | Â | |
Hospitalization during 1Â year before baseline | No: n (%) | 1019 (97.9) | 30 (100.0) | 1.000 |
Yes: n (%) | 22 (2.1) | 0 (0.0) | Â | |
Personality disorder | No: n (%) | 994 (95.6) | 25 (83.3) | 0.012 |
Yes: n (%) | 46 (4.4) | 5 (16.7) | Â | |
Developmental disorder | No: n (%) | 999 (96.1) | 30 (100.0) | 0.625 |
Yes: n (%) | 41 (3.9) | 0 (0.0) | Â | |
Physical comrbidity | No: n (%) | 715 (68.9) | 22 (73.3) | 0.692 |
Yes: n (%) | 323 (31.1) | 8 (26.7) | Â | |
Substance abuse | No: n (%) | 997 (96.1) | 29 (96.7) | 1.000 |
Yes: n (%) | 41 (3.9) | 1 (3.3) | Â | |
Psychotic feature | No: n (%) | 992 (95.6) | 28 (93.3) | 0.395 |
Yes: n (%) | 46 (4.4) | 2 (6.7) | Â | |
Suicidal ideation | No: n (%) | 974 (93.8) | 27 (90.0) | 0.429 |
Yes: n (%) | 64 (6.2) | 3 (10.0) | Â |