Table 1 Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of the sample population
From: Lower paraoxonase 1 activity in Tunisian bipolar I patients
Bipolar I patients (n = 66) | Control group (n = 64) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Gender, male/female (ratio) | 46/20 (2.30) | 34/30 (1.13) | 0.071 |
Age, years ± SD | 37.9 ± 12.6 | 36.3 ± 18.2 | 0.550 |
BMI, kg/m2 ± SD | 26.66 ± 4.46 | 24.88 ± 4.03 | 0.018 |
Cigarette smoking | |||
Smokers | 34 (51.5) | 28 (43.8) | 0.387 |
Non-smokers | 32 (48.5) | 36 (56.2) | |
Alcoholic beverages | |||
Consumers | 7 (10.6) | 14 (21.9) | 0.098 |
Non-consumers | 59 (89.4) | 50 (78.1) | |
Episode of illness | |||
Depressive (D) | 6 (9.1) | - | - |
Euthymic (E) | 42 (63.6) | - | - |
Manic (M) | 18 (27.3) | - | - |
Treatment: | |||
Valproic acid | 31 (47.0) | - | - |
Lithium | 5 (6.7) | - | - |
Carbamazepine | 8 (12.1) | - | - |
Antipsychotics | 22 (33.3) | - | - |