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Table 2 Demographic and clinical variables of offspring

From: Sleep characteristics in child and adolescent offspring of parents with bipolar disorder: a case control study

 

OB

CO

p-value

(N = 42)

(N = 42)

Demographic

 Female/Male

17/25

17/25

1.00a

 Age, mean (SD)

12.5 (3.2)

12.4 (3.1)

0.7b

 Psychotropic medicationc, N, (%)

7 (16.7)

0 (0.0)

0.01a

Current psychopathology, N, %

 Any BD spectrum disorderd

5 (11.9)

0 (0.0)

0.06a

 Any depressive spectrum disordere

6 (14.3)

0 (0.0)

0.03a

 Any anxiety disorderf

13 (30.9)

4 (9.5)

0.02a

 Substance use disorderg

6 (14.3)

0 (0.0)

0.03a

 ADHD

10 (23.8)

2 (4.8)

0.03a

 Not currently mentally ill

17 (40.5)

36 (85.7)

0.001a

  1. ADHD attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, BD bipolar disorder, CO control offspring, N number, NOS not otherwise specified, OB high-risk offspring, SD standard deviation
  2. aFisher’s exact test, bunpaired t-test
  3. cincluding antidepressants, psychostimulants and antipsychotics
  4. dincluding BD II, BD NOS and cyclothymia
  5. eincluding major mood disorder, depression NOS, depressive adjustment disorder and dysthymia
  6. fincluding generalised anxiety disorder, social and separation anxiety
  7. gincluding alcohol, marijuana and amphetamines