Table 3.
Predictors of thrombocytopenia
| Variables | Thrombocytopenia | COR (95% CI) | P-value | AOR (95% CI) | P-Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes n (%) | No n (%) | |||||
| Age | ||||||
| 18–29 | 19 (31.7) | 41 (68.3) | 1 | |||
| 30–39 | 32 (38.6) | 51 (61.4) | 1.35 (0.67–2.72) | 0.397 | ||
| 40–49 | 8 (34.5) | 15 (65.5) | 1.15 (0.42–3.17) | 0.786 | ||
| ≥ 50 | 2 (33.3) | 4 (66.7) | 1.08 (0.18–6.41) | 0.933 | ||
| Sex | ||||||
| F | 37 (35.6) | 67 (64.4) | 1.05 (0.56–1.99) | 0.868 | ||
| M | 24 (35.3) | 44 (64.7) | 1 | |||
| HAART status | ||||||
| Yes | 45 (31.7) | 97 (68.3) | 1 | 1 | ||
| No | 16 (53.3) | 14 (46.7) | 0.41 (0.18–0.90) | 0.027 | 1.46 (0.59–3.59) | 0.407 |
| Opportunistic infection | ||||||
| Yes | 5 (31.2) | 11 (68.8) | 0.81 (0.27–2.45) | 0.712 | ||
| No | 56 (35.9) | 100 (64.1) | 1 | |||
| Malaria infection | ||||||
| Yes | 51 (59.3) | 35 (40.7) | 11.07 (5.04–24.33) | <0.001 | 9.79 (4.33–22.17) | <0.001 |
| No | 10 (11.6) | 76 (88.4) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Malaria parasitic density | ||||||
| 1–999 | 12 (57.1) | 9 (42.9) | 1 | |||
| 1000–9999 | 26 (60.5) | 17 (39.5) | 1.15 (0.39–3.30) | 0.799 | ||
| ≥ 10000 | 13 (59.1) | 9 (40.9) | 1.08 (0.32–3.64) | 0.897 | ||
| CD4 + count (cells/μl) | ||||||
| ≤ 200 | 16 (61.5) | 10 (38.5) | 3.36 (1.29–8.71) | 0.013 | 2.69 (0.90–8.05) | 0.076 |
| 200–499 | 25 (29.8) | 59 (70.2) | 0.89 (0.44–1.80) | 0.747 | 0.79 (0.33–1.80) | 0.589 |
| ≥ 500 | 20 (32.3) | 42 (67.7) | 1 | 1 | ||
*COR-Crude odd ratio, AOR-Adjusted odd ratio, CI-Confidence interval, 1-indicator and statistically significant at p < 0.05