Table 3.

Factors associated with hypertension among Ghanaians living with HIV

Predictors	Unadjusted OR (95% CI)	P‐value	Adjusted OR (95% CI)	P‐value
Age, each 10 y older	2.02 (1.58‐2.57)	<0.0001	2.08 (1.60‐2.71)	<0.0001
Male sex	1.33 (0.81‐2.19)	0.27	‐	‐
CD4 T‐cell count, each 100 cells/mm3 higher	1.07 (0.99‐1.16)	0.11	‐	‐
WHO clinical stages, each stage higher	0.86 (0.68‐1.07)	0.18
cART‐exposed vs naive	1.95 (1.28‐2.96)	0.002	1.34 (0.85‐2.12)	0.21
Family history of hypertension	1.47 (1.15‐1.87)	0.002	1.24 (0.95‐1.62)	0.11
Body mass index, each 5kg/m2 rise	1.49 (1.24‐1.80)	<0.0001	1.53 (1.24‐1.88)	0.0001
Total serum cholesterol > 5.2 mmol/L	0.58 (0.39‐0.87)	0.009	0.87 (0.51‐1.48)	0.61
Total serum triglyceride > 1.70 mmol/L	0.48 (0.29‐0.78)	0.004	0.61 (0.32‐1.15)	0.13
Estimated glomerular filtration rate, each 15 mL/min higher	1.24 (0.90‐1.71)	0.19	‐	‐
Cigarette use	0.90 (0.39‐2.10)	0.81	‐	‐
Physical activity	1.05 (0.68‐1.62)	0.81	‐	‐
Table added salt	1.20 (0.78‐1.84)	0.41	‐	‐
Vegetable servings	0.95 (0.77‐1.17)	0.60	‐	‐
Fruit servings	1.01 (0.90‐1.13)	0.90	‐	‐
Alcohol use	0.94 (0.45‐1.97)	0.88	‐	‐