Readmission and associated clinical factors among individuals admitted with bipolar affective disorder at a psychiatry facility in Uganda

Table 4 Factors associated with readmission

Variable	Hazard ratio (95% CI)	P value
First readmission (Time from T0 to R1)
Duration with symptoms before admission (in days)	0.88 (0.79–0.97)	0.011
High energy levels	0. 23 (0.06–0.94)	0.041
Mood lability	0.001 (0.00–0.09)	0.002
Poor appetite	12.87 (1.36–121.44)	0.026
Undressing in public	19.65 (2.41–160.45)	0.005
Second readmission (Time from R1 to R2)
Food refusal	150.88 (1.50–15206.55)	0.033

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