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Table 3 Chi-square comparison of the percentages of patients with metabolic syndrome between groups

From: Metabolic syndrome among psychiatric outpatients with mood and anxiety disorders

 

Yes†

No

p

Odds ratio (95% CI)

Bipolar I

46.7 (7/15)

20.6 (44/214)

0.03

3.38 (1.16–9.23)

Bipolar II

25.0 (4/16)

22.1 (47/213)

0.76

1.18 (0.36–3.82)

Major depressive disorder

22.0 (31/141)

22.7 (20/88)

1.00

0.96 (0.51–1.81)

Any anxiety disorders

18.4 (26/141)

28.4 (25/88)

0.10

0.57 (0.30–1.07)

Alcohol abuse or dependence

33.3 (14/42)

19.8 (37/187)

0.07

2.03 (0.97–4.23)

Age > 45 years

29.7 (35/118)

14.4 (16/111)

< 0.01

2.50 (1.29–4.85)

Exercise

26.5 (27/102)

18.9 (24/127)

0.20

1.55 (0.83–2.89)

Smoking

20.0 (12/60)

23.1 (39/169)

0.72

0.83 (0.40–1.72)

Weight gain

29.3 (39/133)

12.5 (12/96)

< 0.01

2.90 (1.43–5.91)

Use of antipsychotics

34.0 (18/53)

18.8 (33/176)

0.02

2.23 (1.13–4.41)

Use of mood stabilizers

35.7 (10/28)

20.4 (41/201)

0.09

2.17 (0.93–5.05)

Use of antidepressants

22.0 (45/205)

25.0 (6/24)

0.80

0.84 (0.32–2.25)

Parents’ history of diabetes mellitus

30.4 (21/69)

18.7 (30/160)

0.06

1.90 (0.99-3.63)

History of suicide attempt

25.7 (18/70)

20.8 (33/159)

0.49

1.32 (0.68-2.55)

History of psychiatric admission

45.0 (9/20)

20.1 (42/209)

0.02

3.25 (1.27-8.36)

  1. The percentage in the “yes” column represents the percentage of MetS in patients with a mental disorder (such as bipolar I disorder) or a variable (such as smoking). In the bracket, the numerator represents the case number of the patients with MetS.
  2. Data with significant difference between the two groups are presented in boldface.