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. 2013 Dec 23;11:263. doi: 10.1186/1741-7015-11-263

Table 2.

Prevalence and odds ratios for physical health comorbidity, standardised by age and gender

Variable Bipolar, n (%) Not bipolar, n (%) Odds ratio (95% CI) (P value)
No physical condition
929 (36.0)
799,179 (56.2)
0.59 (0.54 to 0.63) (P <0.001)
One physical condition
662 (25.6)
292,651 (20.6)
1.27 (1.16 to 1.39) (P <0.001)
Two physical comorbidities
427 (16.5)
149,297 (10.5)
1.45 (1.30 to 1.62) (P <0.001)
Three or more physical comorbidities
564 (21.8)
180,669 (12.7)
1.44 (1.30 to 1.64) (P <0.001)
Individual conditions:
 
 
 
Viral hepatitis
10 (0.4)
1,165 (0.1)
5.69 (3.22 to 10.01) (P <0.001)
Constipation
249 (9.4)
36,167 (2.5)
3.37 (2.93 to 3.88) (P <0.001)
Parkinson’s disease/Parkinsonism
19 (0.7)
2,722 (0.2)
3.05 (1.83 to 5.09) (P <0.001)
Chronic kidney disease
189 (7.3)
33,377 (2.4)
2.42 (2.04 to 2.86) (P <0.001)
Thyroid disorders
376 (14.6)
71,567 (5.0)
2.39 (2.11 to 2.70) (P <0.001)
Inflammatory bowel disease
27 (1.1)
9,724 (0.7)
1.99 (1.42 to 2.78) (P <0.001)
Epilepsy
47 (1.8)
12,337 (0.9)
1.98 (1.46 to 2.66) (P <0.001)
Pain
451 (17.5)
125,680 (8.8)
1.88 (1.69 to 2.09) (P <0.001)
Prostate disease
46 (1.8)
15,187 (1.1)
1.71 (1.28 to 2.29) (P <0.001)
Dyspepsia
237 (9.2)
78,967 (5.6)
1.63 (1.42 to 1.87) (P <0.001)
Blindness or low vision
30 (1.2)
8,348 (0.6)
1.58 (1.06 to 2.37) (P = 0.02)
Multiple sclerosis
16 (0.6)
3,831 (0.3)
1.58 (0.87 to 2.86) (P = 0.12)
Psoriasis or eczema
31 (1.2)
10,338 (0.7)
1.44 (0.98 to 2.10) (P = 0.06)
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
169 (6.6)
52,938 (3.7)
1.39 (1.17 to 1.65) (P <0.001)
Irritable bowel syndrome
148 (5.7)
51,989 (3.7)
1.37 (1.14 to 1.64) (P <0.001)
Diabetes
218 (8.4)
74,613 (5.3)
1.31 (1.13 to 1.53) (P <0.001)
Liver disease
6 (0.2)
2,608 (0.2)
1.26 (0.56 to 2.82) (P = 0.56)
Cancer
115 (4.5)
43,549 (3.1)
1.23 (1.00 to 1.54) (P = 0.04)
Hearing loss
134 (5.2)
54,600 (3.8)
1.18 (0.98 to 1.43) (P = 0.07)
Peripheral vascular disease
59 (2.3)
23,181 (1.6)
1.18 (0.93 to 1.56) (P = 0.22)
Asthma
179 (6.9)
83,809 (5.9)
1.16 (0.99 to 1.35) (P = 0.06)
Heart failure
47 (1.8)
18,852 (1.3)
1.11 (0.80 to 1.53) (P = 0.51)
Diverticular disease
89 (3.5)
33,724 (2.4)
1.11 (0.87 to 1.41) (P = 0.38)
Stroke and transient ischaemic attack
89 (3.5)
36,456 (2.6)
1.05 (0.84 to 1.34) (P = 0.63)
Inflammatory arthritis and related conditions
119 (4.6)
57,889 (4.1)
0.95 (0.78 to 1.17) (P = 0.67)
Coronary heart disease
170 (6.6)
81,297 (5.7)
0.94 (0.79 to 1.12) (P = 0.51)
Chronic sinusitis
17 (0.7)
9,148 (0.6)
0.90 (0.54 to 1.49) (P = 0.69)
Migraine
18 (0.7)
9,233 (0.7)
0.89 (0.54 to 1.49) (P = 0.67)
Hypertension
462 (17.9)
233,852 (16.5)
0.82 (0.73 to 0.92) (P <0.001)
Glaucoma
28 (1.1)
15,891 (1.2)
0.82 (0.55 to 1.24) (P = 0.36)
Atrial fibrillation
39 (1.4)
23,937 (1.7)
0.68 (0.45 to 0.94) (P = 0.02)
Bronchiectasis 5 (0.2) 2,809 (0.2) 0.78 (0.29 to 2.08) (P = 0.62)