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. 2021 Oct 29;22:355. doi: 10.1186/s12882-021-02563-z

Table 3.

Factors associated with eGFR1 in HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected adults

Characteristic n Mean eGFR1 Adjusted coefficients2 (95% CI3) p value4 p value for interaction*
Age (years) 1942 113.6 − 0.3 (− 0.4, − 0.1) 0.001 0.25
Sex 0.51
Female 1156 111.4 0
Male 786 116.7 13.0 (7.7, 18.2) < 0.001
HIV status
HIV-uninfected 654 111.2 0
HIV-infected ART-naive 955 109.7 −4.1 (−8.4, 0.1) 0.06
HIV-infected on ART 333 129.5 18.3 (12.8, 23.9) < 0.001
Education level 0.20
No formal education 317 119.1 0
Primary 1323 112.3 −7.5 (−12.8, −2.2) 0.005
Secondary/Tertiary 297 113.5 −7.6 (− 14.6, −0.7) 0.03
SES5 tertiles 0.73
Lower 644 116.9 0
Middle 646 114.6 −2.4 (−7.0, 2.3) 0.32
Upper 647 109.3 −7.0 (−11.8, −2.3) 0.004
Smoking 0.20
Never smoked 1471 112.9 0
Past smoked 285 116.3 2.2 (−3.9, 8.3) 0.48
Current smoker 181 115.1 −1.4 (−8.8, 5.9) 0.71
Alcohol use 0.16
Non drinker 1342 114.6 0
Current moderate drinker 40 121.9 7.2 (−6.1, 20.5) 0.29
Current unhealthy drinker6 555 110.7 −4.7 (−9.0, −0.4) 0.03
Antiretroviral regimen
Tenofovir containing 174 130.4 0
Other regimen 158 128.8 −2.7 (−15.6, 10.3) 0.69
Physical activity (minutes/week)7 0.06
Active (≥ 600) 1667 113.0 0
Inactive (<  600) 229 117.2 4.4 (−1.3, 10.0) 0.13
Body mass index (kg/m2) 1941 113.6 −0.58 (−1.16, − 0.01) 0.047 0.31
Underweight (< 18.5) 423 118.6 2.9 (−2.3, 8.1) 0.28
Normal (18.5 - < 25) 1128 114.2 0
Overweight/obesity (≥25) 390 106.4 −3.2 (−8.6, 2.2) 0.25
Haemoglobin (g/dL) 1938 113.5 0.3 (−0.6, 1.2) 0.46 0.02
Normal 1112 113.9 0
Anaemia8 826 113.1 −1.9 (−5.8, 2.0) 0.34
S. mansoni egg(s) seen 0.34
No 1623 113.9 0
Yes 141 114.7 −1.2 (−8.6, 6.2) 0.76
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) 1938 113.7 −0.02 (−0.12, 0.08) 0.73 0.97
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) 1938 113.7 −0.1 (− 0.2, 0.1) 0.40 0.39
Hypertension9 0.91
No 1590 114.6 0
Yes 348 109.4 −1.7 (−6.8, 3.4) 0.52
Diabetes Mellitus10 0.36
Normal (≤ 7.7) 965 112.8 0
Prediabetes (7.8–11.0) 844 115.9 3.0 (−0.9, 6.9) 0.14
Diabetes (≥ 11.1) 128 103.5 −10.2 (−18.2, −2.3) 0.01

1Estimated glomerular filtration rate (mL/min/1.73m2); 2Adjusted for age sex and fat-free mass; 3Confidence interval; 4p-value for 2 tailored t test; 5Socioeconomic status calculated using principal component analysis; 6Habitual alcohol drinking of more than two standard drinks for women or more than three standard drinks for men; 7Metabolic equivalent - calculations based on total time spent in moderate and vigorous intensity physical activity per week; 8Haemoglobin level < 12 mg/dL for women and < 13 mg/dL for men; 9Systolic blood pressure ≥ 140 mmHg and/or diastolic blood pressure ≥ 90 mmHg or on medication for hypertension; 10Two hour oral glucose tolerance test blood glucose level ≥ 11.1 mmol/L or on medication for diabetes

*p-value (Wald test) for interaction with HIV status