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Table 1 Basic characteristics of 88 cases who were admitted to a psychiatric department with an acute mood episode: gender distribution, age and 24-h activity count

From: Variability of activity patterns across mood disorders and time of day

Diagnosis

Number of Females: Males

Median (Inter-Quartile Range)

Age in years

Activity count per minute (24 h)a

Unipolar Depression

26:26

40 (30, 52)

95 (74, 132)

Bipolar Depression

7:5

35 (27, 56)

113 (80, 175)

Mania

11:7

50 (42, 67)

140 (111, 193)

Mixed States

3:3

41 (28, 57)

102 (83, 191)

Chi-squaredb

.82

5.32

7.17

Significance (df = 3)

.845

.150

.067

  1. aThe activity count is calculated per minute from the full 24-h recording
  2. bPearson chi-squared test used for analysis of gender distribution; Kruskal-Wallis test used for analysis of age and activity counts