Table 2.
Characteristics associated with the prevalence of dysglycemia in HIV patients in Cameroon.
| Factor | Adjusted Odds Ratio |
95% CI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 1 year increment | 1.01 | 0.99 | 1.03 |
| Female gender | 0.65 | 0.40 | 1.06 | |
| Refrigerator in the home | 1.40 | 0.82 | 2.39 | |
| CD4+ cells (cells/mm3) | 0–50 | 0.94 | 0.37 | 2.38 |
| 51–200 | 0.78 | 0.44 | 1.38 | |
| 201–350 | 1.30 | 0.77 | 2.18 | |
| 350+ | (ref) | -- | -- | |
| On cART | 0.46 | 0.22 | 0.99 | |
| BMI (kg/m2) | Underweight (0–18.49) | 1.64 | 0.63 | 4.25 |
| Normal (18.5–24.99) | (ref) | -- | -- | |
| Overweight (25–29.99) | 0.82 | 0.49 | 1.38 | |
| Obese (30+) | 0.96 | 0.38 | 2.40 | |
| High blood pressurea | 1.15 | 0.64 | 2.05 | |
|
Patient history of hypertension |
1.37 | 0.61 | 3.08 | |
| Abdominal circumference | 1 cm increment | 1.07 | 1.03 | 1.11 |
| Years of HIV Infection | 1 year increment | 0.98 | 0.92 | 1.04 |
BMI=Body Mass Index; cART= Combination Antiretroviral Treatment; CI=Confidence Interval
a
Defined as systolic blood pressure >140 mm Hg or diastolic blood pressure>90 mm Hg
*
All factors listed above were retained in the final logistic regression model.