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Table 1 Demographics and clinical characteristics of patients with acute manic and mixed episodes

From: Pharmacotherapy for acute mania and disconcordance with treatment guidelines: bipolar mania pathway survey (BIPAS) in mainland China

Characteristic

N

%

Gender

  

 -Male

1468

51.9

 -Female

1360

48.1

Hospital category

  

 -Psychiatric

1754

62.0

 -General

1074

38.0

Mood state at study entry

  

 -Hypomanic/manic episode

2520

89.1

 -Mixed episode

308

10.9

Mood state at first onset

  

 -Hypomanic/manic episode

1925

68.1

 -Depressive episode

903

31.9

Current co-morbidity

  

 -Mental disorders

99

3.5

 -Physical disorders

203

7.2

Family history of mental disorders

582

20.6

 

Median

IQR

Age at study entry (years)

24.0

19.0-32.0

Age at first onset (years)

32.0

24.0-44.0

Duration of disease (years)

5.0

2.0-12.0

Number of episodes in past year

1.0

1.0-2.0