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Table 1 Clinical characteristics of study subjects (n = 129)

From: Carbamazepine treatment of bipolar disorder: a retrospective evaluation of naturalistic long-term outcomes

Clinical characteristicsM

Mean ± SD

Age (years)

45.7 ± 10.9

Age of onset (years)

24.6 ± 9.5

Education (years)

11.8 ± 3.3

Latency to CBZ treatment (Years)

10.8 ± 7.6

Follow-up period after CBZ treatment (Years)

10.4 ± 5.2

Current CBZ dose (mg)

571.3 ± 212.6

Current CBZ plasma level (μg/mL)

7.8 ± 5.9

Mood episodes before CBZ treatment

N (%)

1

42 (32.6)

2

22 (17.1)

3

28 (21.7)

4

16 (12.4)

5

21 (16.3)

Mood episodes after CBZ treatment

N (%)

0

63 (48.8)

1

21 (16.3)

2

22 (17.1)

3

6 (4.7)

4

17 (13.2)

  1. CBZ carbamazepine.