Table 1

Personal and anamnestic characteristics of samples.

Samples
Mean Age ± SD
Familiarity Mood disorders
Antipsychotics
SSRIs
Stabilisers
Tricyclic drugs
Drug-free
Years of Illness (mean ± SD)
Years of care (mean ± SD)
Comorbidity Panic Disorder
Comorbidity Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Comorbidity Eating Disorder

1. BP (N = 17)
37.2 ± 8.0
11
13
10
9
2
2
14.8 ± 5.7
5.9 ± 2.9
9
6
3
2. MDD (N = 14)
34.4 ± 8.5
6
0
7
0
1
6
8.9 ± 4.5
2.9 ± 2.5
8
4
4
3. Controls (N = 16)
37.1 ± 8.2












F = 0.55, (2,44,46 DF)
X2 = 2.3
X2 = 17.9
X2 = 0.7
X2 = 8.0
X2 = 0.1
X2 = 2.4
F = 9.9
F = 9.3
X2 = 0.1
X2 = 0.1
X2 = 0.1

P = 0.58
NS
P < 0.0001
NS
P < 0.01
NS
NS
P < 0.01 (1,29,30 DF)
P < 0.01 (1,29,30 DF)
NS
NS
NS

Hardoy et al. Clinical Practice and Epidemiology in Mental Health 2008 4:3   doi:10.1186/1745-0179-4-3