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Table 3 Factors related to abuse in bipolar patients

From: Leveling and abuse among patients with bipolar disorder at psychiatric outpatient departments in Ethiopia

Explanatory variables

Abuse (physical/verbal)

(Crude odds ratio) (95% CI)

Adjusted odds ratio (AOR) 95% CI

Yes    

No

Marital status

 Not married

97

134

1.52 (1.01, 2.29)*

1.32 (0.86, 2.02)α

 Married

58

122

1.00

1.00

Number of episodes

 One episode

34

85

1.00

1.00

 Two or more episodes

121

171

1.77 (1.12, 2.81)*

1.70 (1.06, 2.74)**

History of aggression

 Yes

141

191

3.43 (1.85, 6.35)*

3.06 (1.63, 5.75)**

 No

14

65

1.00

1.00

Education

 No formal education

17

52

2.07 (1.15, 3.73)*

1.73 (0.93, 3.19)α

 Educated

138

204

1.00

1.00

Comorbid illness

 Yes

35

27

2.47 (1.43, 4.28)*

2.21 (1.25, 3.90)**

 No

120

229

1.00

1.00

Alcohol drinking

 Yes

52

61

1.61 (1.04, 2.51)*

1.28 (0.80, 2.05)α

 No

103

195

1.00

1.00

  1. P < 0.05)
  2. ** Significantly associated at P < 0.05), 1.00 (reference), α (not significantly associated)