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Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of the sample

From: Number of prior episodes and the presence of depressive symptoms are associated with longer length of stay for patients with acute manic episodes

Variable

Value

Age in years, mean (SD)

43.0 (12.0)

Female gender, N (%)

133 (56.9)

Living alone, N (%)

38 (16.4)

Primary/secondary education only, N (%)

187 (79.5)

Polarity of the first episode, N (%):

 

Depressive

74 (31.5)

Manic

152 (64.7)

Hypomanic

5 (2.1)

Mixed

4 (1.7)

Suicide attempts, N (%)

59 (25.1)

Family history of psychiatric disorders, N (%)

107 (45.5)

YMRS score, mean (SD)

33.3 (6.9)

MADRS score, mean (SD)

14.8 (7.0)

HARS score, mean (SD)

14.3 (7.1)

CGI-BP overall score, mean (SD)

4.4 (1.4)

CGI-BP mania score, mean (SD)

5.2 (0.8)

CGI-BP depression score, mean (SD)

2.0 (1.1)

SUMD overall score, mean (SD)

9.5 (3.5)

  1. CGI-BP = Clinical Global Impression - Bipolar Disorder Scale; HARS = Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale; MADRS = Montgomery-Ã…sberg Depression Rating Scale; SUMD = Scale to Assess Unawareness of Mental Disorder; YMRS = Young Mania Rating Scale.