Table 3.
Association Between Mood Episode and Continuous Employment
| Mood Episode | n | Loss of Employment(%) | Univariable | Multivariable* | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odds Ratio | 95% Conf Interval | P value | Odds Ratio | 95% Conf Interval | P value | |||||
| Remission | 398 | 6 | Reference | Reference | ||||||
| Depressive episode | 236 | 12 | 2.68 | 1.50 | 4.78 | 0.001 | 2.16 | 1.13 | 4.13 | 0.020 |
| Manic episode | 42 | 16 | 2.64 | 1.07 | 6.47 | 0.034 | 3.55 | 1.36 | 9.25 | 0.010 |
| Mixed episode | 52 | 12 | 1.72 | 0.69 | 4.33 | 0.246 | 1.83 | 0.65 | 5.14 | 0.254 |
Notes: *Adjustment factors: age, sex, psychiatric comorbidity, physical comorbidity, substance abuse, rapid cycling, psychotic symptoms, suicide ideation, pharmacotherapy.