Table 4 Relation between age and affective disorders among the offsprings
From: Diagnosis of disruptive mood dysregulation disorder in offsprings of bipolar parents
Affective disorders | Age/years among offsprings of bipolar parents | Test of significance | Age/years among offsprings of control parents | Test of significance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
≤ 11 n = 33 | > 11 n = 35 | ≤ 11 n = 38 | > 11 n = 30 | |||
DMDD | 22 (66.7) | 12 (34.3) | χ2 = 7.12, p = 0.008* | 7 (18.4) | 7 (23.3) | χ2 = 0.247, p = 0.619 |
Depressive disorders | 10 (30.3) | 11 (31.4) | χ2 = 0.01, p = 0.920 | 7 (18.4) | 3 (10.0) | χ2 = 0.948, p = 0.33 |
Mania | 2 (5.7) | 3 (9.1) | FET, p = 0.668 | 0 | 2 (5.3) | FET, p = 0.500 |