Sex differences in the age of onset of bipolar affective illness.
Data from a UK national sample showed differences between the sexes in age-specific inception rates for mania. Women had a higher inception rate than men during the middle years. The cumulative admission rates were nearly equal between the sexes.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002648:Child; D004739:England / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012737:Sex Factors; D014852:Wales / Q000453:epidemiology