Table 2.
Factors associated with metabolic syndrome among ART Naïve PLWH, Accra, Ghana, 2023
| Variable | MetS Status | Unadjusted OR (95% CI) | Adjusted OR (95% CI) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Present n (%) | Absent n (%) | ||||
| Age (years) Median (25th–75th percentiles) | |||||
| 38 (29–45) 1 | 53/347 (15.3) | 294/347 (84.7) | 1.04 (1.2–7.2) | 1.04 (1.01–1.07) | |
| BMI (kg/m2) | |||||
| Healthy (18.5–24.9) | 18/161 (11.2) | 143/161 (88.8) | Reference | Reference | |
| Underweight (< 18.5) | 6/80 (7.5) | 74/80 (92.5) | 0.6 (0.2–17) | 0.6 (0.2–1.7) | |
| Overweight/Obese (≥ 25) | 28/101 (27.7) | 73/53 (72.3) | 3.0 (1.6–5.9) | 3.2 (1.6–6.3) | |
| Alcohol consumption | |||||
| Never consumed | 30/220 (13.6) | 190/220 (86.4) | Reference | Reference | |
| Previous consumer | 9/33 (27.3) | 24/33 (72.7) | 2.4 (1.0–5.6) | 2.2 (0.9–5.4) | |
| Current consumer | 14/94 (14.9) | 80/94 (85.1) | 1.1 (0.6–2.2) | 1.1 (0.5–2.2) | |
BMI = Body Mass Index; OR = Odds Ratio; MetS = Metabolic Syndrome