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Table 3 factors associated with aggressive behaviour among patients with bipolar disorder attending at Amanual Mental Specialized Hospital; May, 2015

From: Magnitude and associated factors of aggressive behaviour among patients with bipolar disorder at Amanual Mental Specialized Hospital, outpatient department, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: cross-sectional study

Explanatory variables

Aggressive behaviour Yes No

(Crude odd ratio) (95% CI)

Adjusted odd ratio (AOR) 95% CI

Number of episode

 One episode

19 100

1.00

1.00

 More than one episode

102 190

2.82 (1.63, 4.87)*

2.35 (1.18, 4.69)**

History of aggression

 Yes

110 222

3.06 (1.55, 6.02)*

3.72 (1.54, 8.98)**

 No

11 68

1.00

1.00

Co-morbid illness

 Yes

26 39

1.76 (1.02, 3.03)*

1.55 (0.74, 3.23)

 No

95 251

1.00

1.00

Family related problems

 Yes

62 93

2.20 (1.44, 3.43)*

1.47 (0.82, 2.66)

 No

59 197

1.00

1.00

Manic symptoms

 Yes

62 41

6.38 (3.93, 10.37)*

3.85 (2.06, 7.19)$

 No

59 249

100

1.00

Depressive symptoms

 Yes

93 105

5.85 (3.60, 9.51)*

3.63 (1.89, 6.96)$

 No

28 185

1.00

1.00

Psychotic symptoms

 Yes

100 88

10.93 (6.41, 18.62)*

5.41 (2.88, 10.1)$

No

21 202

1.00

1.00

Adherence

 Poor adherence

69 48

8.09 (4.39, 14.92)*

3.73 (1.71, 8.13)**

 Moderate adherence

33 135

1.38 (0.74, 2.55)*

1.45 (0.67, 3.12)

 Good adherence

19 107

1.00

1.00

Current use of substance

 Yes

50 67

2.34 (1.49, 3.69)*

2.17 (1.16, 4.06)**

 No

71 223

1.00

1.00

Social support

 Poor

53 87

2.07 (1.12, 3.82)*

2.99 (1.30, 6.91)**

 Moderate

49 135

1.26 (0.69, 2.31)*

1.56 (0.70, 3.47)

 Strong

19 66

1.00

1.00

  1. *p-value < 0.05
  2. **statistically significant at multivariate logistic regression
  3. $p-value <0.001