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Table 1 Characteristics of participants

From: Differences in verbal and spatial working memory in patients with bipolar II and unipolar depression: an MSI study

Characteristic

HC

(n = 15)

UD

(n = 8)

BP II

(n = 13)

P Value

Male gender (%) a

7 (47)

5 (63)

4 (31)

0.254

Age (years) b

23.80 ± 3.03

23.75 ± 5.65

23.31 ± 5.87

0.960

Years of education (years) b

15.60 ± 1.30

14.88 ± 1.64

14.62 ± 2.66

0.404

Disease duration (months) c

N. A.

14.00 ± 2.45

15.08 ± 6.567

0.601

HAMD score c

N.A.

23.50 ± 4.90

24.00 ± 4.85

0.822

YMRS score c

N.A.

1.38 ± 1.77

3.00 ± 2.71

0.149

  1. All data were expressed as mean ± SD. a χ2 test, b one-way analysis of variance, c two-sample t test.
  2. HC healthy control, UD unipolar depression, BP II bipolar II depression, HAMD Hamilton Depression Scale, YMRS Young Mania Rating Scale