Table 2.

Logistic regression factors associated with high risk of cardiovascular disease – modified.

	OR (95% CI)	P > z	aOR (95% CI)	P > z
HIV status
HIV Negative (referent)	1.00		1.00
HIV Positive	0.28 (0.13–0.60)	0.001	0.27 (0.11 – 0.66)	0.004
Population group
Non-African (referent)	1.00		1.00
African	0.48 (0.30 – 0.77)	0.002	0.60 (0.34 – 1.07)	0.086
Education attained
None (referent)	1.00		1.00
Primary	1.08 (0.57 – 2.04)	0.821	1.07 (0.54 – 2.12)	0.852
Secondary or higher	0.83 (0.42 – 1.64)	0.593	0.64 (0.30 – 1.36)	0.245
Drink alcohol
No (referent)	1.00		1.00
Yes	1.49 (0.90 – 2.45)	0.119	1.95 (1.07 – 3.54)	0.029
Quit	1.92 (0.99 – 3.66)	0.054	2.31 (1.12 – 4.76)	0.023
Physical exercise
Never (referent)	1.00		1.00
Always	0.73 (0.30 – 1.75)	0.477	0.85 (0.34 – 2.16)	0.734
Rarely	1.14 (0.54 – 2.43)	0.728	1.54 (0.66 – 3.58)	0.313
Don’t know	0.92 (0.37 – 2.26)	0.854	1.43 (0.54 – 3.82)	0.470
Obesityα
Normal	1.00		1.00
Overweight (referent)	1.33 (0.75 – 2.38)	0.330	1.06 (0.54 – 2.07)	0.874
Obese	0.93 (0.55 – 1.56)	0.779	0.88 (0.46 – 1.68)	0.705
Triglyceridesβ
Normal (referent)	1.00		1.00
High	3.13 (1.98 – 4.93)	<0.001	3.21 (1.95 – 5.29)	<0.001

Notes:OR = Odds Ratios; aOR = Adjusted Odds Ratios

^αBody Mass Index (BMI) measurements categorised as: Normal (BMI ≤ 24.9), overweight (25–29.9), & obese (≥30)

^βTriglycerides measurements categorized as: Normal ≤ 2.25 mmol/L or High > 2.5 mmol/L.