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Published in final edited form as: J Psychiatr Res. 2013 Jul 12;47(10):10.1016/j.jpsychires.2013.06.012. doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2013.06.012

Table 2.

Poor Health-Related Lifestyle Choices and Recovery Status in Borderline Patients over a Decade of Prospective Follow-up

Patients Who Ever Recovered from BPD Patients Who Never Recovered from BPD
6 Yr FU (N=148) 8 Yr FU (N=144) 10 Yr FU (N=142) 12 Yr FU (N=141) 14 Yr FU (N=138) 16 Yr FU (N=134) 6 Yr FU (N=116) 8 Yr FU (N=111) 10 Yr FU (N=107) 12 Yr FU (N=103) 14 Yr FU (N=100) 16 Yr FU (N=97) RRR Group Time 95 % CI Group Time
Pack-per-day smoking 19.6 (N=29) 17.4 (N=25) 15.5 (N=22) 17.7 (N=25) 11.6 (N=16) 16.4 (N=22) 39.7 (N=46) 36.0 (N=40) 35.5 (N=38) 40.8 (N=42) 39.0 (N=39) 34.0 (N=33) 0.45**
0.88*
0.31, 0.64
0.72, 1.08
Weekly alcohol 34.5 (N=51) 11.8 (N=17) 23.2 (N=33) 47.5 (N=67) 52.2 (N=72) 47.8 (N=64) 23.3 (N=27) 12.6 (N=14) 13.1 (N=14) 25.2 (N=26) 22.0 (N=22) 21.6 (N=21) 2.03**
2.03**
1.48, 2.80
1.65, 2.50
Lack of regular exercise 41.9 (N=62) 42.4 (N=61) 36.6 (N=52) 31.2 (N=44) 31.2 (N=43) 28.4 (N=38) 65.5 (N=76) 73.0 (N=81) 57.9 (N=62) 56.3 (N=58) 50.0 (N=50) 55.7 (N=54) 0.63**
0.72**
0.53, 0.75
0.61, 0.85
Daily use of sleep Medication 22.3 (N=33) 14.6 (N=21) 11.3 (N=16) 19.2 (N=27) 24.6 (N=34) 23.9 (N=32) 43.1 (N=50) 29.7 (N=33) 25.2 (N=27) 35.9 (N=37) 38.0 (N=38) 51.6 (N=50) 0.57**
1.46**
0.45, 0.73
1.15, 1.86
Overuse of pain medication 27.0 (N=40) 15.3 (N=22) 23.9 (N=34) 4.3 (N=6) 7.2 (N=10) 11.2 (N=15) 33.6 (N=39) 30.6 (N=34) 41.1 (N=44) 14.6 (N=15) 14.0 (N=14) 22.7 (N=22) 0.60**
0.40**
0.46, 0.80
0.29, 0.54
Multiple poor health-related lifestyle choices 43.2 (N=64) 22.9 (N=33) 25.4 (N=36) 37.6 (N=53) 36.2 (N=50) 39.6 (N=53) 61.2 (N=71) 58.6 (N=65) 50.5 (N=54) 49.5 (N=51) 55.0 (N=55) 63.9 (N=62) 0.63**
1.06*
0.53, 0.75
0.90, 1.24
*

P-level results NS

**

P-level results <0.0083