Research Article
Prevalence and Associated Factors of Metabolic Syndrome among Patients with Severe Mental Illness Attending a Tertiary Hospital in Southwest Uganda
Table 1
Sociodemographic characteristics of participants by MetS status.
| | Characteristic | Overall N = 302 | MetS (N = 71) | No MetS (N = 231) | p value | | n/N (%) | n/N (%) | n/N (%) |
| | Age in years (mean ± SD) | 38.5 (±13.66) | 45.73 (±12.45) | 36.47 (±13.30) | <0.001 |
| | Sex | | | | 0.040 | | Male | 134 (44.37) | 24 (33.80) | 110 (47.62) | | | Female | 168 (55.63) | 47 (66.20) | 121 (52.38) | |
| | Marital status | | | | 0.008 | | Single | 115 (38.08) | 16 (22.54) | 99 (42.86) | | | Married/has a partner | 121 (40.07) | 37 (52.11) | 84 (36.36) | | | Divorced/separated/died | 66 (21.85) | 18 (25.35) | 48 (20.78) | |
| | Education level | | | | 0.727 | | Never attended | 34 (11.26) | 09 (12.68) | 25 (10.82) | | | ≤Secondary | 199 (65.89) | 44 (61.97) | 155 (67.10) | | | Tertiary/university | 69 (22.85) | 18 (25.35) | 51 (22.08) | |
| | Employment | | | | 0.825 | | Unemployed | 45 (14.90) | 10 (14.08) | 35 (15.15) | | | Employed | 257 (85.10) | 61 (85.92) | 196 (84.85) | |
| | Area of residence | | | | 0.057 | | Rural | 225 (74.50) | 59 (83.10) | 166 (71.86) | | | Urban | 77 (25.50) | 12 (16.90) | 65 (28.14) | |
| | Ever smoked | | | | 0.633 | | No | 272 (90.07) | 65 (91.55) | 207 (89.61) | | | Yes | 30 (9.93) | 06 (8.45) | 24 (10.39) | |
| | Ever taken alcohol | | | | 0.929 | | No | 197 (65.23) | 46 (64.79) | 151 (65.37) | | | Yes | 105 (34.77) | 25 (35.21) | 80 (34.63) | |
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Note. MetS: metabolic syndrome; statistically significant. |
