Table 2 Clinical and psychosocial characteristics of bipolar disorders patients in Northwest Ethiopia, 2021 (N = 411)
Variables | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|
Type of BD | Â |
 BD-I | 312 (76) |
 BD-I plus psychotic feature | 80 (19.5) |
 BD-II | 19 (4.6) |
Current mood status | Â |
 Euthymic phase | 216 (52.6) |
 Manic phase | 153 (37.2) |
 Depressive phase | 42 (10.2) |
BMI | Â |
 Normal | 314 (76.4) |
 Underweight | 49 (12) |
 Overweight | 40 (9.7) |
 Obese | 8 (1.9) |
Comorbidity | Â |
 Yes | 84 (20.4) |
 No | 327 (79.6) |
Age of onset | Â |
 ≤ 19 | 71 (17.3) |
 20–30 | 221 (53.8) |
 31–40 | 72 (17.5) |
 41–50 | 35 (8.5) |
 > 50 | 12 (2.9) |
Disease duration | Â |
 ≤ 1 year | 71 (17.3) |
 1–5 year | 186 (45.3) |
 5–10 year | 103 (25.1) |
 > 10 year | 51 (12.4) |
Treatment duration | Â |
 ≤ 1 year | 104 (25.3) |
 1–5 year | 193 (47) |
 5–10 year | 84 (20.4) |
 > 10 year | 30 (7.3) |
No. of relapse since diagnosis | Â |
 No relapse | 132 (32.1) |
 One relapse | 86 (20.9) |
 Two relapses | 80 (19.5) |
 ≥ 3 relapse | 113 (27.5) |
No of relapse per year | Â |
 No relapse | 234 (56.9) |
 One relapse | 153 (37.2) |
 ≥ 2 relapse | 24 (5.8) |
No of hospitalization | Â |
 No | 184 (44.8) |
 Once | 153 (37.2) |
 Twice | 57 (13.9) |
 ≥ Three | 17 (4.1) |
Social support | Â |
 Poor | 146 (35.5) |
 Moderate | 256 (62.3) |
 Strong | 9 (2.2) |
Family history of BD | Â |
 Yes | 50 (12.2) |
 No | 361 (87.8) |
Suicide ideation | Â |
 Yes | 74 (18) |
 No | 337 (82) |
Suicide attempt | Â |
 Yes | 25 (6.1) |
 No | 386 (93.9) |
Lifetime substance use | Â |
 Yes | 210 (51) |
 No | 201 (49) |
Current substance use | Â |
 Yes | 51 (12.4) |
 No | 360 (87.6) |