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. 2011 Aug 24;12:40. doi: 10.1186/1471-2369-12-40

Table 3.

Univariable analysis of risk factors for leukocyturia (LEU)

N LEU (N) OR 95% CI p
Age (1 year increment) 0.9 0.9-1.0 0.59
Gender Male 63 4 1
Female 133 40 4.7 1.6-13.8 < 0.01
History of tuberculosis No 144 18 1
Yes 95 25 2.5 1.3-4.9 < 0.01
Hepatitis B positive No 215 38 1
Yes 12 2 1.0 0.2-5.1 0.93
Hepatitis C positive No 213 37 1
Yes 13 3 0.7 0.2-2.7 0.60
Body Mass index (0.1 kg/m2 increment) 0.9 0.8-0.9 0.03
History of NSAID use No 116 15 1
Yes 110 29 2.4 1.2-4.8 0.01
Current use of Cotrimoxazole No 53 2 1
Yes 181 42 7.7 1.8-33.3 < 0.01
Current use of HAART No 67 7 1
Yes 171 37 2.3 0.9-5.6 0.05
Viral load (log10 copies/ml) < 1.6 122 29 1
[1.6-3.3] 59 8 0.5 0.2-1.2
[3.3-8] 49 7 0.5 0.2-1.3 0.15
History of aminoglycosides use No 191 12 1
Yes 19 7 2.7 0.9-7.3 0.05
History of acyclovir use No 162 27
Yes 59 17 2.0 1.0-4.1 0.04
WHO stage 1 36 2 1
2 48 8 3.7 0.7-18.5
3 122 25 4.4 0.9-19.5
4 28 9 8.0 1.6-41.1 0.03
CD4 (1 cell/mm3 increment) 0.9 0.9-1.0 0.06

LEU, Leukocyturia; OR, Odds Ratio; 95% CI, 95% Confidence Interval; HAART, Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy; NSAID, Non Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs; WHO, World Health Organization;