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Table 4 Multivariable model depicting the poor quality of life (mental and physical quality of life)

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

Poor mental quality of life

Poor physical quality of life

Time since last episode

0.99 (0.97–1.01), 0.41

1.01 (0.99–1.02), 0.2174

Average number of episode in a year

0.79 (0.58–1.09), 0.15

0.89 (0.75–1.08) 0.25

Suicidal thoughts

3.94 (1.22–12.71), 0.02

2.75 (1.14–6.63), 0.02

Suicide attempts

0.50 (0.16–1.53), 0.23

1.64 (0.84–0.83)0.07

Psychotic symptoms

2.46 (1.07–5.64), 0.03

N/A1.89 (0.98–3.66) 0.06

Admissions in the previous year

−

0.84 (0.67–1.06), 0.12