Table 1 Characterization of the discovery sample and clusters.

From: Identification of transdiagnostic psychiatric disorder subtypes using unsupervised learning

Variable

Discovery

Cluster 0

Cluster 1

Cluster 2

Cluster 3

Cluster 4

N

1250

535

38

266

215

196

Demographics

      

Age, mean (SD)

35.1 (13.0)

31.7 (11.9)

38.6 (13.9)

35.3 (12.7)

37.9 (13.7)

40.3 (12.8)

Male gender, N (%)

483 (39%)

205 (38%)

9 (24%)

106 (40%)

74 (34%)

89 (45%)

Years of education, mean (SD)

13.5 (2.6)

14.4 (2.4)

13.3 (2.6)

13.8 (2.6)

13.1 (2.8)

12.1 (2.7)

Living with partner, N (%)

277 (28%)

108 (20%)

7 (18%)

51 (19%)

62 (29%)

49 (25%)

BMI, mean (SD)

25.3 (5.5)

23.7 (4.3)

24.9 (5.1)

24.8 (4.9)

27.0 (6.6)

28.1 (6.4)

Family history (any psychiatric disorder), N (%)

533 (43%)

141 (26%)

16 (42%)

148 (56%)

105 (49%)

123 (63%)

Diagnosis

      

Age at onset (AAO)*, mean (SD)

25.2 (11.9)

24.5 (9.9)

29.6 (13.3)

23.3 (11.5)

27.8 (12.8)

24.4 (11.4)

HC, N (%)

590 (47%)

448 (84%)

19 (50%)

78 (29%)

34 (16%)

11 (6%)

BD, N (%)

75 (6%)

9 (2%)

1 (3%)

15 (6%)

26 (12%)

24 (12%)

MDD, N (%)

477 (38%)

56 (10%)

17 (45%)

152 (57%)

147(68%)

105 (54%)

SCZ, N (%)

53 (4%)

4 (1%)

1 (3%)

8 (3%)

3 (1%)

37 (19%)

SZA, N (%)

25 (2%)

2 (0.3%)

0 (0%)

5 (2%)

2 (1%)

16 (8%)

Other, N (%)

30 (2%)

16 (3%)

0 (0%)

8 (3%)

3 (1%)

3 (2%)

Quality of life (SF36), mean (SD)

      

General health

66 (23.4)

81.2 (14.0)

57.9 (26.6)

64.7 (19.8)

49.4 (20.7)

45.8 (21.3)

Mental health

64.3 (22.6)

81.4 (9.8)

55.6 (23)

59.4 (18.9)

46.4 (19.3)

45.6 (21.3)

Depression and anxiety, mean (SD)

      

HAMA sum

7.3 (7.9)

2.2 (2.5)

9.7 (8.6)

7.6 (6.4)

13.1 (8.6)

14 (8.8)

HAMD sum

5.4 (6.6)

1.1 (1.6)

6.3 (6.7)

5.9 (5.7)

9.9 (7.0)

11 (7.5)

BDI sum

10.7 (10.8)

3.2 (3.3)

15.1 (12.8)

12.7 (9.6)

17.6 (10.1)

20.3 (11.7)

Positive, negative, and manic symptoms, mean (SD)

      

SANS

5.7 (9.9)

0.6 (1.7)

5.2 (8.6)

6.9 (9.6)

8.0 (9.1)

15.6 (14.4)

SAPS

1.4 (5.2)

0.1 (0.6)

0.1 (0.4)

0.6 (1.6)

0.7 (1.8)

6.7 (11.5)

YMRS

1.2 (2.5)

0.5 (1.1)

0.8 (1.4)

1.1 (1.8)

1.3 (2)

2.9 (4.9)

Maltreatment in childhood and youth (CTQ), mean (SD)

      

Emotional abuse

9.1 (4.7)

6.3 (1.7)

9.9 (4.9)

11.4 (4.2)

8.0 (3.0)

14.6 (5.9)

Emotional neglect

10.7 (5.2)

7.5 (2.6)

11.8 (5.4)

14.1 (4.1)

9.2 (3.5)

16.5 (5.4)

Physical abuse

6.2 (2.6)

5.3 (0.7)

6.4 (2.2)

6.4 (2)

5.5 (1.1)

9.5 (4.6)

Physical neglect

7.2 (2.7)

5.8 (1.4)

7.2 (2.2)

8.0 (2.2)

6.4 (1.6)

10.4 (3.7)

Sexual abuse

5.8 (2.5)

5.1 (0.4)

5.8 (2)

5.8 (1.9)

5.6 (1.7)

8.0 (4.9)

  1. BMI body mass index, AAO age at onset of any psychiatric disorder (defined according to OPCRIT item 4) *not available for healthy controls, HC healthy controls, BD bipolar disorder, MDD major depressive disorder, SCZ schizophrenia, SZA schizoaffective disorder, Other other psychiatric diagnoses including anxiety, adjustment, and substance use disorders, HAMA Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale, HAMD Hamilton Depression Rating Scale, BDI Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-II self-reported) SANS/SAPS Scale for the Assessment of Negative/Positive Symptoms, SF36 36-Item Short Form Survey.
  2. Variable ranges and interpretations: quality of life [0–100, 0=disability]; HAMD 21 item [0–66, 0=not present]; HAMA [0–56, 0=not present]; BDI [0–63, 0=not present]; SAPS/SANS [0–86/0–80, 0=not present]; CTQ [5–25, 5=less severe experiences].