Table 2.
Risk factors for obesity (BMI ≥30) among obese and normal-weight elderly patients living with HIV/AIDS in Nigeria.
| UnivariateRR (95% CI), P-value | MultivariateRR (95% CI), P-value | |
| Socio-demographics | ||
| Age categories (yr) | ||
| 50 – <60 | Reference | Reference |
| 60 – <70 | 0.92 (0.82–1.03), .14 | 0.94 (0.80–1.10), .42 |
| 70 and above | 0.56 (0.43–0.72), .047 | 0.82 (0.59–1.13), .22 |
| Gender | ||
| Female | Reference | Reference |
| Male | 0.47 (0.43–0.52), <.001 | 0.38 (0.33–0.44), <.001 |
| Married | ||
| No | Reference | Reference |
| Yes | 0.96 (0.86–1.07), .47 | 1.10 (0.95–1.26), .21 |
| Occupation | ||
| Unemployed | Reference | Reference |
| Employed | 1.63 (1.44–1.83), <.001 | 1.71 (1.48–2.00), <.001 |
| Education | ||
| None | Reference | Reference |
| Primary | 1.12 (0.94–1.33), .22 | 1.14 (0.92–1.41), .23 |
| Secondary | 1.49 (1.26–1.77), <.001 | 1.48 (1.20–1.82), <.001 |
| Postsecondary | 1.90 (1.59–2.27), <.001 | 1.93 (1.54–2.41), <.001 |
| Service entry point | ||
| Others | Reference | Reference |
| HCT/VCT | 0.85 (0.73–0.99), .035 | 0.95 (0.76–1.17), .62 |
| Clinical | ||
| WHO clinical stage | ||
| I/II | Reference | Reference |
| III/IV | 0.59 (0.53–0.67), <.001 | 0.58 (0.50–0.68), <.001 |
| ART regimen | ||
| AZT-based | Reference | Reference |
| TDF-based | 0.79 (0.71–0.88), <.001 | 0.84 (0.73–0.96), <.001 |
| Hypertension (SBP >140 or DPB >90 mm Hg) | ||
| No | Reference | Reference |
| Yes | 1.80 (1.55–2.10), <.001 | 1.78 (1.44–2.20), <.001 |
| CD4 count, cells/μL | ||
| ≥500 | Reference | Reference |
| <500 | 0.46 (0.41–0.53), <.001 | 0.56 (0.49–0.66), <.001 |