Table 2 Clinical characteristics of the BP-I groups

Family history of BP-I (yes), n (%)

6 (20)

10 (41.7)

9 (31)

χ² = 2.99

0.22

Duration of illness in years, med (min–max)

13 (0.25–35)

10 (1–25)

10 (0.25–37)

K-W test χ² = 1.31

0.52

Number of previous manic episodes, med (min–max)

9 (1–20)

9 (1–20)

7 (1–30)

K-W test χ² = 0.6

0.74

Number of previous depressive episodes, med (min–max)

4 (0–15)

7 (0–18)

3 (0–20)

K-W test χ² = 3.03

0.22

History of suicide attempts (yes), n (%)

7 (23.3)

9 (37.5)

4 (13.3)

χ² = 4.05

0.13

Number of previous hospitalizations, med (min–max)

1 (0–14)

1 (0–10)

2 (0–7)

K-W test χ² = 1.46

0.48

MoCA, med (min–max)

21 (3–27)

16 (5–23)

15 (1–24)

K-W test χ² = 10.33

0.006*

Current psychotic features (yes), n (%)

0 (0)

7 (29.2)

18 (62.1)

χ² = 27

 < 0.001*

Current hospitalization (yes), n (%)

1 (3.3)

7 (29.2)

13 (14.8)

χ² = 13.7

0.001*