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Table 5 Relation between sex and affective disorders among the offsprings

From: Diagnosis of disruptive mood dysregulation disorder in offsprings of bipolar parents

Affective disorders

Sex among offsprings of bipolar parents

Test of significance

Sex among offsprings of control parents

Test of significance

Female

n = 16

Male

n = 52

Female

n = 38

Male

n = 30

DMDD

4 (25.0)

30 (57.7)

χ2 = 5.23, p = 0.02*

8 (21.1)

6 (20.0)

χ2 = 0.01, p = 0.915

Depressive disorders

12 (75.0)

17 (32.7)

χ2 = 0.339, p = 0.560

10 (26.3)

0

χ2 = 9.26, p= 0.002*

Mania

3 (18.8)

2 (3.8)

FET p = 0.046*

2 (5.3)

0

FET p = 0.202

  1. χ2 chi-square test, FET Fisher’s exact test
  2. *Statistically significant if p < 0.05