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Table 2 Statistical comparison of the HCL-32 data between Iranian out-patients and patients suffering from major depressive disorders (MDD) and bipolar disorder (PB) from other countries.

From: The Farsi version of the Hypomania Check-List 32 (HCL-32): Applicability and indication of a four-factorial solution

 

Samples from other countries

 

Northern Europe

South America

East Asia

N

672

423

631

HCL-32 total score (M and SD)

17.10 (6.00)

16.45 (6.05)

15.50 (6.70)

Iranian sample

   

MDD (N = 61)

   

HCL-32 total score (M and SD)

17.26 (6.39)

17.26 (6.39)

17.26 (6.39)

t-tests (df = 60)

t = 0.20; p = .84

t = 0.99; p = .32

t = 2.15; p = .041

Effect sizes d

0.025

0.085

0.2681

BP (N = 102)

   

HCL-32 total score (M and SD)

19.83 (5.50)

19.83 (5.50)

19.83 (5.50)

t-tests (df = 101)

t = 8.96; p = .000

t = 6.21; p = .000

t = 7.95; p = .000

Effect sizes d

0.47

0.58

0.71

  1. Notes: HCL-32 = Hypomania Check-List 32. MDD = major depressive disorders; BP = bipolar disorders. 1 Note that even if the p-value suggests a significant mean difference, the effect size of 0.268 indicates that the mean difference was small and of negligible practical importance.