Table 1 Characteristics of the study sample
|  | MDD (n = 86) | BD I (n = 59) | χ 2 | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|
N (%*) | N (%*) | |||
Female | 60 (69.8) | 31 (52.5) | 4.442 | .038 |
Male | 26 (30.2) | 28 (47.5) | ||
Marital status | ||||
 Not married | 57 (66.3) | 42 (72.4) | .436 | .469 |
 Married | 29 (33.7) | 16 (27.6) | ||
Education | ||||
 Graduate/post-graduate | 14 (16.3) | 10 (17.2) | 1.478 | .687 |
 High school | 27 (31.4) | 23 (39.7) | ||
 Secondary school | 34 (39.5) | 20 (34.5) | ||
 Elementary school | 11 (12.8) | 5 (8.6) | ||
Occupation | ||||
 Unoccupied | 50 (58.1) | 34 (59.6) | 1.000 | .498 |
 Occupied | 36 (41.9) | 23 (40.4) | ||
Current acute phase | 32 | 23 | .865 | .477 |
Treatment status | ||||
 Pre-treatment | 6 (7.0) | 6 (10.2) | 2.884 | .410 |
 Acute-phase treatment | 36 (41.9) | 19 (32.2) | ||
 Maintenance | 41 (47.7) | 29 (49.2) | ||
 Follow-up | 3 (3.5) | 5 (8.5) | ||
|  | mean ± SD | mean ± SD | t test | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|
MOODS-SR lifetime | ||||
 Total | 57.2 (23.4) | 73.2 (26.2) | 3.868 | <.001 |
 Depressive component | 32.2 (14.1) | 32.4 (14.6) | .067 | .946 |
 Manic component | 13.9 (10.9) | 28.7 (12.0) | 7.689 | <.001 |
Lifetime suicidality | 2.4 (2.2) | 2.3 (2.2) | .752 | .454 |
SCI-PSY lifetime | ||||
 Total | 42.5 (21.9) | 49.2 (23.3) | 1.777 | .078 |
 Interpersonal Sensitivity | 4.5 (2.7) | 4.1 (2.7) | −.953 | .342 |
 Paranoid | 27.4 (14.7) | 30.0 (15.2) | 1.047 | .297 |
 Schizoid | 6.3 (3.2) | 6.5 (3.6) | .419 | .676 |
 Misperceptions | 1.3 (1.5) | 1.8 (1.9) | 1.763 | .081 |
 Typical symptoms | 3.1 (3.2) | 6.8 (6.8) | 4.005 | <.001 |