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Table 3 Bivariate analysis of the factors and poor physical quality of life (after adjusting for age and sex)

From: Health-related quality of life among patients with bipolar disorder in rural southwestern Uganda: a hospital based cross sectional study

Characteristic

Adjusted OR, 95% CI

P value

Adjusted OR, 95% CI

P value

Mental quality of life

Physical quality of life

Residence (rural)

0.98 (0.41–2.31),0.96

0.57 (0.28–1.14), 0.11

Employment status

0.87 (0.64–1.18), 0.38

1.11 (0.85–1.44), 0.46

Level of education

0.85 (0.67–1.09), 0.20

1.00 (0.82–1.23), 0.97

Marital status

1.37 (0.82–2.29), 0.23

0.93 (0.61–1.42), 0.74

HIV status (positive)

0.77 (0.42–1.41), 0.39

1.14 (0.72–1.80), 0.56

Age at onset of illness

1.01 (0.96–1.07), 0.59

1.14 (0.72–1.80), 0.56

Number of episodes/year

0.80 (0.59–1.08), 0.14

0.89 (0.75–1.07), 0.24

Time since last episode

0.99 (0.98–1.01), 0.54

1.01 (0.99–1.02), 0.147

Admissions in the last year

0.95 (0.76–1.19), 0.65

0.86 (0.69–1.06), 0.17

Suicidal thoughts

2.98 (1.13–7.81), 0.03

1.99 (0.97–4.08), 0.06

Suicidal attempt

1.05 (0.42–2.61), 0.91

0.74 (0.36–1.54), 0.42

Psychotic symptoms

2.56 (1.13–5.77), 0.02

1.819 (0.958–3.4566), 0.026