Prevalence and Associated Factors of Metabolic Syndrome among Patients with Severe Mental Illness Attending a Tertiary Hospital in Southwest Uganda

Table 3

Sociodemographic factors associated with MetS at bivariate analysis.

Characteristic	% of MetS	Bivariate analysis	value
	n/N (%)	Or (95% CI)
Age category (years)
<40	21 (29.58)	Ref
40–60	43 (60.56)	4.55 (2.51–8.24)	<0.001
>60	07 (9.86)	4.19 (1.49–11.84)	0.007
Sex
Male	24 (33.80)	Ref
Female	47 (66.20)	1.78 (1.02–3.10)	0.042
Marital status
Single	16 (22.54)	Ref
Married/lived with a partner	37 (52.11)	2.73 (1.41–5.24)	0.003
Divorced/separated/died	18 (25.35)	2.32 (1.09–4.94)	0.029
Employment
Unemployed	10 (14.08)	Ref
Employed	61 (85.92)	1.09 (0.51–2.33)	0.825
Area of residence
Rural	59 (83.10)	Ref
Urban	12 (16.90)	0.52 (0.26–1.03)	0.06
Ever smoked
No	65 (91.55)	Ref
Yes	06 (8.45)	0.80 (0.31–2.03)	0.633
Ever taken alcohol
No	46 (64.79)	Ref
Yes	25 (35.21)	1.03 (0.58–1.79)	0.929

Note. MetS: metabolic syndrome; OR: odds ratio; CI: confidence interval; Ref: reference category.