TABLE 4.

Multivariate logistic regression analysis of risk factors associated with MetS in black South Africans with severe mental illness.

Variable	OR† (95% CI)	p
Gender (female vs. male)	7.66 (2.57–22.83)	< 0.001
Age	1.08 (1.05–1.21)	< 0.001
Monotherapy (no vs. yes)	1.11 (1.45–2.77)	0.818
SGA monotherapy versus FGA monotherapy	1.46 (0.29 –7.32)	0.75
Duration of illness	1.15 (1.06– 1.24)	0.001
Diagnosis (bipolar mood disorder vs. schizoaffective disorder)	0.23 (0.04–1.25)	0.12
Diagnosis (schizophrenia vs. schizoaffective disorder)	0.63 (0.22–1.79)	0.61
Smoker (yes vs. no)	1.61 (0.53–4.96)	0.4

^†adjusted odds ratio (OR).

CI, confidence interval; SGA, second-generation antipsychotic; FGA, first-generation antipsychotic; SMI, severe mental illness; MetS, metabolic syndrome.