Table 1 Socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of the studied groups
From: C-reactive protein as a biomarker for unipolar versus bipolar depression: a cross-sectional study
Group | Total n = 90 n (%) | P-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BD n = 30 n (%) | MDD n = 30 n (%) | Controls n = 30 n (%) | |||
Age (years) | |||||
Mean ± SD | 29.87 ± 5.4 | 29.67 ± 6.8 | 30.60 ± 4.8 | 30.04 ± 5.7 | 0.80 |
Minimum | 18 | 18 | 21 | 18 | |
Maximum | 39 | 43 | 40 | 43 | |
Sex | |||||
Male | 16 (53.3) | 18 (60.0) | 15 (50.0) | 49 (54.4) | 0.73 |
Female | 14 (46.7) | 12 (40.0) | 15 (50.0) | 41 (45.6) | |
Residence | |||||
Rural | 22 (73.3) | 17 (56.7) | 18 (60.0) | 57 (63.3) | 0.37 |
Urban | 8 (26.7) | 13 (43.3) | 12 (40.0) | 33 (36.7) | |
Occupation | |||||
Not work | 15 (50.0) | 13 (43.3) | 6 (20.0) | 34 (37.8) | 0.31 |
Manual work | 11 (36.7) | 14 (46.7) | 13 (43.3) | 38 (42.2) | |
Employee | 4 (13.3) | 3 (10.0) | 11 (36.7) | 18 (20.0) | |
Education | |||||
Illiterate | 4 (13.3) | 7 (23.3) | 3 (10.00) | 14 (15.6) | 0.49 |
Read and write | 9 (30.0) | 7 (23.3) | 3 (10.00) | 19 (21.1) | |
Primary education | 7 (23.3) | 9 (30.0) | 4 (13.4) | 20 (22.2) | |
Secondary education | 5 (16.7) | 4(13.4) | 7 (23.3) | 16 (17.8) | |
University graduate | 5 (16.7) | 3 (10.0) | 13 (43.3) | 21(23.3) | |
Marital status | |||||
Single | 15 (50.0) | 13 (43.3) | 4 (13.3) | 32 (35.6) | 0.21 |
Married | 11 (36.7) | 12 (40.0) | 23 (77.7) | 46 (51.1) | |
Divorced | 3 (10.0) | 5 (17.7) | 3 (10.0) | 11 (12.2) | |
Widow | 1 (3.3) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.1) | |
Smoking | |||||
No smoking | 17 (56.7) | 13 (43.4) | 15 (50.0) | 45 (50.0) | 0.27 |
1–10 cigarettes/day | 1 (3.3) | 7 (23.3) | 4 (13.3) | 12 (13.3) | |
> 10 cigarettes/day | 12 (40.0) | 10 (33.3) | 11 (36.7) | 33 (36.7) | |
Family history of psychiatric disease | |||||
Positive | 11 (36.7) | 3 (10.0) | - | 14 (23.3 | 0.02* |
Negative | 19 (63.3) | 27 (90.0) | - | 46 (76.7) | |
Duration of current episode | |||||
2–4 weeks | 15 (50.0) | 7 (23.3) | - | 22 (36.7) | 0.03* |
> 4 weeks | 15 (50.0) | 23 (76.7) | - | 38 (63.3) | |
Adherence to treatment | |||||
Adherent | 10 (33.3) | 13 (43.3) | - | 23 (38.3) | 0.55 |
Not adherent | 19 (63.4) | 15 (50.0) | - | 34 (56.7) | |
No treatment | 1 (3.3) | 2 (6.7) | - | 3 (5.0) | |
BMI (kg/m2) | |||||
Mean ± SD | 24.97 ± 3.4 | 24.13 ± 3.1 | 25.20 ± 3.7 | 24.77 ± 3.4 | 0.45 |
Minimum | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | |
Maximum | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 | |