Table 6.
Multivariable Logistic Regression Analysis of Factors Associated with PEW Among CKD Patients Attending Adult OPD at St Paulo’s Hospital Millennium Medical College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, March 1 to 30 April, 2019 (n=274)
| Variables | Protein-Energy Wasting | COR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) | P-value for AOR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes N (%) | No N (%) | ||||
| Age 18–34 35–49 50–64 >65 |
11(14.7) 23(22.8) 14(23.3) 16(42.1) |
64(85.3) 78((77.2) 46(76.7) 22(57.9) |
1** 1.7(0.78, 3.78) * 1.8(0.74, 4.25) * 4.2(1.7, 10.49) ** |
2.96(1.2, 7.3) 2.0(0.77, 5. 5) 7.0 (2.4, 20.5) |
0.004 0.019 0. 15 <0.001 |
| Educational status Illiterate Elementary Secondary Diploma and above |
16(26.7) 18(24.3) 14(28.0) 16(17.8) |
44(73.3) 56(75.7) 36(72.0) 74(82.2) |
1 0.9(0.4, 1.9) 1.1(0.46, 2.5) 0.6(0.3, 1.3) |
||
| Presence of any chronic disease before dev’t of CKD No Yes |
19(17.6) 45(27.1) |
89(82.4) 121(72.9) |
1 1.74(0.95, 3.2) * |
1 1.81(0.9, 3.6) |
0.097 |
| Currently presence of co-morbidity No Yes |
6(15.4) 58(24.7) |
33(84.6) 177 (75.3) |
1 1.8 (0.72, 4.52) * |
||
| Family Monthly Income <1500 1501–3500 3501–5000 >5001 |
23(28.8) 15(21.7) 15(28.8) 11(15.1) |
57(71.2) 54(78.3) 37(71.2) 62(84.9) |
1* 0.7(0.33, 1.5) 1(0.47, 2.2) 0.44(0.2,0.98) ** |
||
| Duration of CKD follow up < 1 1–5 > 5 |
8(13.8) 35(24.0) 21(30.0) |
50(86.2) 111(76) 49(70.0) |
1* 2(0.85, 4.6) * 2.7(1.1, 6.6) ** |
||
| Presence of exercise plan set with doctor No Yes |
60 (27.9) 4 (6.8) |
155 (72.1) 55 (93.2) |
1 0.2 (0.07, 0.54) ** |
1 0.18(0.057, 0.55) |
0.003 |
| History of anorexia No Yes |
25 (13.4) 39 (44.3) |
161 (86.6) 49 (55.7) |
1 5(2.8, 9.3) *** |
1 5.2 (2.7, 10.3) |
<0.001 |
| CKD stage Stage 1–2 Stage 3 Stage 4–5 |
5 (8.8) 16(18.8) 43 (32.6) |
52 (91.2%) 69(81.2) 89 (67.4) |
1** 2.4 (0.83, 7.0) * 5.0 (1.9, 13.5) *** |
1 2.2(0.7, 6.9) 3.6 (1.3, 10.3) |
0.18 0.017 |
Notes: *=p<0.25, **=p≤0.05, ***=p≤0.001 and 1=reference group. Hosmer and Lemeshow’s goodness-of-fit test has chi-square of 6.4 with p value of 0.6, omnibus test of p-value of <0.001.