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. 2015 Feb 12;15:135. doi: 10.1186/s12889-015-1467-1

Table 4.

Influence of HIV serostatus, treatment status, and personal and household attributes on cardiometabolic risk among men in Agincourt sub-district 2010–2011 [All estimates include sampling weights]

Odds ratio [95% CI]
Obesity c High waist circumference d Diabetes e Hypertension f High triglycerides g High LDL cholesterol h Low HDL cholesterol i
HIV status
 HIV-
 HIV+, no treatment 0.78 0.42 1.13 0.76 0.81 0.42 1.15
[0.44, 1.40] [0.22, 0.82] [0.46, 2.75] [0.52, 1.11] [0.55, 1.18] [0.25, 0.72] [0.66, 2.01]
 HIV+, on treatment Omitted j Omitted j 1 1.23 1.4 0.57 0.45
[0.20, 5.11] [0.70, 2.17] [0.79, 2.50] [0.27, 1.18] [0.13, 1.56]
Age groups
 18-29 0.22 0.15 Omitted j 0.48 0.37 0.31 1.74
[0.10, 0.50] [0.06, 0.39] [0.33, 0.68] [0.25, 0.54] [0.18, 0.53] [1.07, 2.83]
 30-49
 50+ 0.96 1.59 4.15 2.59 1.21 2.04 0.3
[0.49, 1.90] [0.88, 2.86] [1.82, 9.50] [1.79, 3.76] [0.80, 1.83] [1.27, 3.29] [0.13, 0.71]
SES tertilesa
 1st (lowest)
 2nd 1.06 1.31 1.34 1.57 1.06 0.86 1.22
[0.43, 2.61] [0.59, 2.90] [0.51, 3.51] [1.06, 2.33] [0.69, 1.63] [0.50, 1.47] [0.70, 2.11]
 3rd (highest) 2.13 2.98 2.29 1.44 1.83 0.78 1.02
[0.97, 4.68] [1.48, 6.00] [0.93, 5.62] [0.98, 2.11] [1.20, 2.79] [0.46, 1.32] [0.57, 1.82]
Currently employed 1.34 1.18 0.84 1.47 1.72 1.14 0.8
[0.87, 2.07] [0.75, 1.87] [0.41, 1.73] [1.04, 2.09] [1.21, 2.43] [0.76, 1.70] [0.48, 1.32]
Ever smoked 0.7 0.88 1.28 0.84 0.76 0.97 1.12
[0.29, 1.66] [0.39, 2.00] [0.59, 2.80] [0.60, 1.17] [0.55, 1.06] [0.58, 1.63] [0.63, 1.99]
Physical activityb
 Low
 Moderate 1.91 1.59 0.85 0.84 1.01 0.76 1.06
[1.12, 3.28] [0.94, 2.69] [0.40, 1.82] [0.59, 1.18] [0.69, 1.48] [0.49, 1.18] [0.64, 1.75]
 High 0.42 0.45 2.8 1.02 1.6 0.61 0.89
[0.17, 1.02] [0.12, 1.63] [0.94, 8.36] [0.62, 1.67] [0.93, 2.74] [0.26, 1.44] [0.46, 1.71]
Alcohol frequency, past month
 Not in past 30 days
 1 – 3 days/month 0.8 0.99 0.54 1.97 1.07 0.44 0.99
[0.33, 1.95] [0.41, 2.40] [0.19, 1.57] [1.29, 3.00] [0.67, 1.71] [0.26, 0.75] [0.57, 1.72]
 1 – 4 days/week 0.49 0.38 0.6 1.18 2.21 1.31 0.26
[0.22, 1.09] [0.16, 0.92] [0.18, 1.96] [0.77, 1.83] [1.37, 3.55] [0.66, 2.57] [0.10, 0.65]
5+ days/week 0.84 0.42 0.22 1.05 1.13 0.16 0.16
[0.24, 2.95] [0.15, 1.20] [0.03, 1.97] [0.61, 1.81] [0.61, 2.08] [0.06, 0.44] [0.02, 1.22]
Formal education
 None
 1 – 5 years 2.31 1.66 0.62 0.81 1.04 1.34 0.47
[0.91, 5.87] [0.85, 3.24] [0.22, 1.70] [0.51, 1.29] [0.60, 1.80] [0.77, 2.33] [0.16, 1.38]
 6+ years 1.37 1.54 1.47 0.76 1.29 1.48 0.37
[0.60, 3.11] [0.80, 2.98] [0.65, 3.35] [0.49, 1.17] [0.79, 2.11] [0.82, 2.65] [0.13, 1.01]
N 1293 1300 940 1369 1369 1031 1369

aBased on an household asset index score in 2009.

bBased on the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ).

cBody mass index (kg/m2) 30 or higher.

dGreater than 102 cm.

eBlood glucose greater than or equal to 11.1.

fSystolic blood pressure greater than or equal to 140 mmHg, or diastolic blood pressure greater than or equal to 90 mmHg or use of antihypertensive medication.

gGreater than or equal to 1.7 mmol/l.

hGreater than or equal to 3.0 mmol/l.

iLess than 1.04 mmol/l.

jCategory omitted due to small sample size.