Table 2.

Partial correlation coefficients of dose of mood stabilizers prescribed in the outpatients clinics using multiple regression analysis

Variable	Lithium (n = 1,317)	Valproic acid (n = 809)	Carbamazepine (n = 136)	Lamotrigine (n = 665)
Age	−0.186***	−0.038	−0.206*	−0.003
Sex (male = 1, female = 2)	−0.047	0.004	0.076	0.042
Height	0.077	−0.017	0.163	0.062
Weight	0.115**	0.103*	−0.125	−0.003
Education periodsa	0.045	0.055	0.193	0.007
Number of episode	0.073**	0.116**	0.049	0.084*
Presence of depressionb	−0.070*	−0.057	0.017	−0.113*
Presence of maniab	0.021	0.042	0.237*	−0.082*
Presence of psychotic featuresb	0.012	−0.018	0.095	0.089*
Presence of suicidal ideationb	−0.031	0.026	−0.047	0.015
Presence of substance useb	−0.032	−0.015	−0.139	−0.005
Presence of rapid cyclerb	0.019	0.090**	−0.203*	0.101*
Global assessment of functioningc	0.108**	0.072*	−0.011	0.061
R	0.328***	0.213***	0.450**	0.194*

R, multiple correlation coefficients.

^aJunior high school graduate = 1, high school = 2, junior college = 3, college = 4, postgraduate degree = 5. ^bPresence = 1, absent = 0. ^cGlobal assessment of functioning (GAF) (81−100) = 0, GAF (61−80) = 1, GAF (41−60) = 2, GAF (< 41) = 3.

*p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001.