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Table 1 Sociodemographic and Clinical Characteristics of the Sample Population

From: Usefulness of the Spanish version of the mood disorder questionnaire for screening bipolar disorder in routine clinical practice in outpatients with major depression

  

Diagnosis according to SCID

Characteristics

 

Unipolar N = 76

Bipolar N = 11

Sex: male; N (%)

 

21 (27.6)

4 (36.4)

Age; Mean (SD)

 

45.0 (12.0)

40.0 (13.0)

Age of onset; Mean (SD)

 

28.2 (9.9)

23.5 (7.5)

Years of evolution from the first episode; Mean (SD)

 

7.4 (9.2)*

18.4 (12.9)*

History of previous episodes; N (%)

 

37 (48.7)

9 (81.8)

Family history of bipolar disorder; N (%)

 

7 (9.3)

2 (18.2)

HDRS score; Mean (SD)

 

23.5 (4.8)

22.2 (5.8)

YMRS score; Mean (SD)

 

2.3 (1.6)

2.9 (2.0)

GAF score; Mean (SD)

 

63.0 (13.2)

60.9 (10.7)

Diagnosis according to MDQ

Positive; N (%)

13 (61.9)

8 (38.1)

 

Negative; N (%)

63 (95.5)

3 (4.5)

  1. *p < 0.05.
  2. HDRS: Hamilton Depression Rating Score; YMRS: Young Mania Rating Score;
  3. GAF: Global Assessment Functioning; MDQ: Mood Disorder Questionnaire.