| Control group | Bipolar disorder group | Schizophrenia group |
---|---|---|---|
 | (n = 35) | (n = 34) | (n = 35) |
Diagnostic subtype | - | BP1 = 27, BP2 = 4, BPNOS = 2, schizoaffective = 1 | SCZ(disorganised) = 1, SCZ(paranoid) = 8, SCZ(undifferentiated) = 26 |
Age (years) | 44.2 (31–60) | 45.4 (19–64) | 42.6 (19–59) |
Gender | 9 F, 26 M | 18 F, 16 M | 9 F, 26 M |
Hemisphere | 16 L, 19R | 19 L, 15R | 17 L, 18R |
pH | 6.61 +/− 0.27 | 6.43 +/− 0.30 | 6.48 +/− 0.24 |
PMI (hours) | 29.4 +/− 12.9 | 37.9 +/− 18.6 | 31.4 +/− 15.5 |
RIN | 7.23 +/− 0.87 | 7.34 +/− 0.88 | 7.36 +/− 0.61 |
Manner of death | natural = 35 | natural = 19, suicide = 15 | natural = 28, suicide = 7 |
Age of onset (years) | - | 25.3 +/− 9.2 | 21.3 +/− 6.1 |
Duration of illness (years) | - | 20.2 +/− 9.6 | 21.3 +/− 10.2 |
Lifetime antipsychotics (fluphenazine equivalents, mg) | - | 10212 +/−22871 | 85004 +/− 100335 |
Antidepressant use | yes = 0, no = 35 | yes = 19, no = 15 | yes = 9, no = 26 |
Type of antidepressant* | - | SSRI = 9 (fluoxetine = 5) SNRI = 4, SARI = 5, TCA = 6, other = 1 | SSRI = 4 (fluoxetine = 2), SNRI = 0, SARI = 2, TCA = 2, other = 2 |
Smoking around time of death | yes = 9, no = 9, unknown = 17 | yes = 15, no = 6, unknown = 13 | yes = 23, no = 4, unknown = 8 |