Table 1 Characteristics of participant according to mood disorder groups
| Â | Mood group* | ||
|---|---|---|---|
N = 149,611^ | |||
| Â | Comparison group | Probable depression | Probable bipolar disorder |
N = 116,184^ | N = 31,814^ | N = 1,613^ | |
| Â | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) |
Chronic pain status | Â | Â | Â |
No chronic pain | 71,800 (61.8) | 15,766 (49.6) | 729 (45.2) |
1 site | 26,061 (22.4) | 7,736 (24.3) | 373 (23.1) |
2-3 sites | 15,285 (13.2) | 6,299 (19.8) | 365 (22.6) |
4-7 sites | 2,068 (1.8) | 1,416 (4.5) | 93 (5.8) |
Widespread pain | 970 (0.8) | 597 (1.9) | 53 (3.3) |
Female | 58,395 (50.3) | 20,490 (64.4) | 790 (49.0) |
Townsend Index quintiles | Â | Â | Â |
1 (least deprived) | 23,749 (20.5) | 5,930 (18.7) | 211 (13.1) |
2 | 23,724 (20.5) | 5, 921 (18.7) | 213 (13.2) |
3 | 23,324 (20.1) | 6,285 (19.8) | 267 (16.6) |
4 | 23,004 (19.8) | 6,507 (20.5) | 364 (22.6) |
5 (most deprived) | 22,208 (19.1) | 7,106 (22.4) | 557 (34.6) |
Ethnicity | Â | Â | Â |
White | 105,746 (91.4) | 29,957 (94.5) | 1,421 (88.8) |
Asian/Asian British | 3,955 (3.4) | 584 (1.8) | 66 (4.1) |
Black/Black British | 3,358 (2.9) | 539 (1.7) | 53 (3.3) |
Other | 2,683 (2.3) | 623 (2.0) | 61 (3.8) |
Employment status | Â | Â | Â |
In paid employment/look after home | 66,418 (57.7) | 18,111 (57.4) | 880 (55.2) |
Retired | 42,985 (37.4) | 10,403 (33.0) | 401 (25.1) |
Unemployed/unpaid | 2,888 (2.5) | 969 (3.1) | 77 (4.8) |
Not working due to sick | 2,538 (2.2) | 1,910 (6.1) | 228 (14.3) |
Student | 269 (0.2) | 140 (0.4) | 9 (0.6) |
Smoking status | Â | Â | Â |
Never | 66,360 (57.3) | 15,988 (50.4) | 686 (42.7) |
Former | 42,139 (36.4) | 12,721 (40.1) | 633 (39.4) |
Current | 7,288 (6.3) | 3,036 (9.6) | 286 (17.8) |
Frequency of alcohol intake | Â | Â | Â |
Daily/almost daily | 24,246 (20.9) | 6,281 (19.8) | 326 (20.3) |
3-4 times/week | 27,110 (23.4) | 6,720 (21.1) | 267 (16.6) |
1-2 times/week | 29,736 (25.6) | 7,653 (24.1) | 352 (21.9) |
1-3 times/month | 12,624 (10.9) | 4,053 (12.8) | 201 (12.5) |
Special occasions only | 13,130 (11.3) | 4,213 (13.3) | 243 (15.1) |
Never | 9,279 (8.0) | 2,878 (9.1) | 220 (13.7) |
BMI categories | Â | Â | Â |
Underweight | 558 (0.5) | 161 (0.5) | 15 (1.0) |
Normal weight | 38,218 (33.1) | 9,950 (31.5) | 460 (28.8) |
Overweight | 49,574 (43.0) | 12,806 (40.5) | 631 (39.5) |
Obese | 27,08 (23.4) | 8,674 (27.5) | 490 (30.7) |
| Â | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) |
Age in years | 57.03 (8.2) | 55.70 (8.0) | 54.4 (8.1) |
Morbidity count | 0.88 (1.0) | 1.09 (1.2) | 1.15 (1.2) |