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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the studied groups

From: Neurological soft signs for discrimination between euthymic patients with bipolar I disorder and healthy controls

Variables

Patient group (n = 30)

Control group (n = 30)

Test of sig.

P

Age (years)

 ± SD

29.3 ± 3.7

29.9 ± 3.5

t, 0.6

0.5

 Range

23.0–36.0

21.0–37.0

Sex

 Males

16 (53.3%)

15 (50.0%)

χ2, 0.6

0.7

 Females

14 (46.7%)

15 (50.0%)

Marital status

 Single

14 (46.7%)

11 (36.7%)

χ2, 1.8

0.9

 Married

9 (30.0%)

12 (40.0%)

 Divorced

6 (20.0%)

6 (20.0%)

 Widow

1 (3.3%)

1 (3.3%)

Education

 Illiterate

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

χ2, 8.7

0.1

 Elementary

1 (3.3%)

3 (10.0%)

 Preparatory

5 (16.7%)

5 (16.7%)

 Secondary

22 (73.3%)

16 (53.3%)

 High education

2 (6.7%)

6 (20.0%)

Occupation

 Working

13 (43.3%)

21 (70.0%)

χ2, 4.4

0.1

 Not working

17 (56.7%)

9 (30.0%)

Social class

 Low

13 (43.3%)

10 (33.3%)

χ2, 0.7

0.7

 Middle

17 (56.7%)

20 (66.7%)