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. 2025 Nov 27;25:1126. doi: 10.1186/s12888-025-07468-x

Table 3.

Factors associated with readmission at six-months

Bivariate analysis Multivariate analysis
Variable Category No (N = 152) Yes (N = 67) p-value UOR (95% CI) UOR p-value AOR (95% CI) AOR p-value Bonferroni Significance (0.0042)
Age Median (Q1, Q3) 31 (25, 39.75) 35 (27, 45) 0.082 1.02 (1.00, 1.05) 0.05 1.02 (0.98, 1.06) 0.3 Not Significant
Sex Female 42 (58.3%) 30 (41.7%) 0.019 1 (reference) 1 (reference)
Male 110 (74.8%) 37 (25.2%) 0.47(0.26, 0.86) 0.014 0.63 (0.29, 1.36) 0.2 Not Significant
Marital Status Divorced/Separated/Widowed 21 (58.3%) 15 (41.7%) 0.251 1 (reference) 1 (reference)
Married 56 (73.7%) 20 (26.3%) 0.5 (0.22, 1.16) 0.1 0.72 (0.24, 2.14) 0.6 Not Significant
Single 75 (70.1%) 32 (29.9%) 0.6 (0.27, 1.32) 0.2 0.52 (0.16, 1.68) 0.3 Not Significant
Education Level Secondary 64 (78.0%) 18 (22.0%) 1 (reference) 1 (reference)
Primary 48 (64.0%) 27 (36.0%) 0.099 2.00(1.00,4.17) 0.054 2.63(1.00,6.67) 0.034 Not Significant
Tertiary 40 (64.5%) 22 (35.5%) 0.98 (0.48, 1.97) > 0.9 0.6 (0.21, 1.68) 0.3 Not Significant
Type of Employment Regular employment 16 (69.6%) 7 (30.4%) 0.290 1 (reference) 1 (reference)
Temporary/Casual Job 73 (74.5%) 25 (25.5%) 0.78 (0.30, 2.23) 0.6 1.28 (0.31, 5.60) 0.7 Not Significant
Unemployed 63 (64.3%) 35 (35.7%) 1.27 (0.49, 3.57) 0.6 2.16 (0.55, 9.13) 0.3 Not Significant
Number of Children Median (Q1, Q3) 1 (0, 3) 1 (0, 2.5) 0.883 1.02 (0.90, 1.15) 0.7 0.88 (0.72, 1.07) 0.2 Not Significant
Health Insurance No 93 (78.2%) 26 (21.8%) 0.002 1 (reference) 1 (reference)
Yes 58 (58.6%) 41 (41.4%) 2.53 (1.41, 4.61) 0.002 3.13 (1.47, 6.83) 0.003 Significant
Mode of Admission Involuntary 141 (68.8%) 64 (31.2%) 0.559 1 (reference) 1 (reference)
Voluntary 11 (78.6%) 3 (21.4%) 0.6 (0.13, 2.00) 0.4 0.59 (0.10, 2.92) 0.5 Not Significant
Current Diagnosis Substance Use Disorder 60 (84.5%) 11 (15.5%) 1 (reference) 1 (reference)
Other primary diagnosis 23 (100.0%) 0 (0.0%) 0 > 0.9 0 (0.00, 670,835,173,210) > 0.9 Not Significant
Schizoaffective Disorder 9 (52.9%) 8 (47.1%) 0.92 (0.30, 2.76) 0.9 0.53 (0.15, 1.81) 0.3 Not Significant
Schizophrenia 32 (60.4%) 21 (39.6%) 0.68 (0.31, 1.46) 0.3 0.54 (0.21, 1.36) 0.2 Not Significant
Bipolar mood disorder 28 (50.9%) 27 (49.1%) 5.26 (2.33, 12.50) < 0.001 3.85 (1.20, 12.50) 0.023 Not Significant
Medication non-compliance before admission No 81 (81.0%) 19 (19.0%) < 0.001 1 (reference) 1 (reference)
Yes 70 (59.3%) 48 (40.7%) 2.92 (1.59, 5.53) < 0.001 1.39 (0.56, 3.45) 0.5 Not Significant
History of suicide attempt or thoughts No 126 (68.5%) 58 (31.5%) 0.687 1 (reference) 1 (reference)
Yes 25 (73.5%) 9 (26.5%) 0.78 (0.33, 1.73) 0.6 0.71 (0.26, 1.86) 0.5 Not Significant
History of violence No 66 (69.5%) 29 (30.5%) 1.000 1 (reference) 1 (reference)
Yes 85 (69.1%) 38 (30.9%) 1.02 (0.57, 1.83) > 0.9 0.79 (0.38, 1.64) 0.5 Not Significant