White matter abnormalities of corpus callosum in patients with bipolar disorder and suicidal ideation

Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of participants

Characteristic	BD with suicidal ideation (N = 47)		BD without suicidal ideation (N = 59)		HC (N = 97)		Statistics
Characteristic	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	F/t	p
Age	26.53	8.02	25.15	7.69	24.32	8.35	1.189	0.307
Education, years	13.40	2.92	12.19	2.83	12.92	2.49	2.796	0.063
Duration, month	43.54	49.14	42.03	53.39	NA	NA	0.134	0.894
HAMD-17	N = 45		N = 58				0.449	0.655
HAMD-17	11.51	10.34	10.66	9.00	NA	NA	0.449	0.655
HAMA	N = 45		N = 53				1.363	0.176
HAMA	11.69	10.91	9.04	8.33	NA	NA	1.363	0.176
YMRS	N = 46		N = 56				0.203	0.840
YMRS	6.04	8.96	5.70	8.29	NA	NA	0.203	0.840

Characteristic	BD with suicidal ideation (N = 47)		BD without suicidal ideation (N = 59)		HC (N = 97)		Statistics
Characteristic	N	%	N	%	N	%	χ ²	p
Sex, male	16	34.04	26	44.07	47	48.45	2.672	0.263
Medications, yes	37	78.72	36	61.02	NA	NA	3.825	0.050
First episode, yes	19	40.43	31	52.54	NA	NA	1.765	0.184
Mood state at scan					NA	NA	3.006	0.222
Euthymic	10	21.28	7	11.87	NA	NA
Depressed	19	40.43	33	55.93	NA	NA
Stable	18	38.29	19	32.20	NA	NA

Data are presented as n (%) or mean (standard deviation)
BD bipolar disorder, HC healthy control, N/A not applicable, HAMD_17 17-item Hamilton Depression Rating Scale, HAMA Hamilton Anxiety Scale, YMRS Young Manic Rating Scale

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