Real-world clinical features of and antidepressant prescribing patterns for outpatients with bipolar disorder

BMC Psychiatry

Table 4 Factors associated with antidepressant prescriptions

Variables	Odds ratio	95% CI		P value
Variables	Odds ratio	Lower limits	Upper limits	P value
Gender	1.07	0.90	1.28	0.427
Body mass index	1.04	1.02	1.06	< 0.001
Age at study entry	0.99	0.98	1.00	0.007
Age at onset of bipolar symptoms	1.01	1.00	1.02	0.038
Period of attending clinic	1.02	1.01	1.04	< 0.001
Current work status	1.12	0.93	1.36	0.222
Educational level	1.05	0.96	1.15	0.281
Mood stabilizer prescription	0.47	0.38	0.58	< 0.001
Antipsychotics prescription	0.61	0.51	0.72	< 0.001
Anxiolytics prescription	1.98	1.68	2.34	< 0.001
Hypnotics prescription	1.34	1.13	1.58	< 0.001
Intelligence Quotient	0.83	0.61	1.12	0.225
GAF score	1.34	1.19	1.51	< 0.001
Psychiatric comorbidity	1.18	0.86	1.61	0.298
Personarity disorder	1.08	0.69	1.68	0.749
Developmental disorder	0.95	0.62	1.45	0.808
Physical comorbidity	1.10	0.92	1.32	0.306
Rapid cycling	1.07	0.82	1.39	0.618
Substance abuse	0.79	0.54	1.14	0.207

p < 0.05 was regarded as statistically significant using binomial logistic regression with forced entry
GAF Global Assessment of Function

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