Table 2.
Total cholesterol to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio among participants at the zewditu memorial hospital in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2021.
| Description | TC/HDL ratio | COR (95% CI) | P. value | AOR (95% CI) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moderate to high | Normal | |||||
| Age ≥45 years | ||||||
| >/ = 40 | 264 (73.7) | 98 (64.5) | 1.548 (1.030, 2.325) | .036 | 1.345 (.842, 2.148) | .215 |
| <45 | 94 (26.3) | 54 (35.5) | ||||
| Gender (M) | ||||||
| Male | 131 (36.6) | 82 (53.9) | .493 (.335,.724) | <.001 | .468 (.304,.720) | .001 |
| Female | 227 (63.4) | 70 (46.1) | ||||
| Civil status | ||||||
| Married | 171 (47.8) | 84 (55.3) | .740 (.506, 1.084) | .122 | .690 (.459, 1.037) | .074 |
| Else | 187 (52.2) | 68 (44.7) | ||||
| Edu | ||||||
| College & above | 120 (33.5) | 56 (36.8) | .864 (.582, 1.284) | .471 | ||
| Else | 238 |(66.5) | 96 (63.2) | ||||
| Monthly income | ||||||
| >/ = 50 USD | 193 (53.9) | 79c (52.0) | 1.081 (.739, 1.581) | .688 | ||
| <50 USD | 165 (46.1) | 73 (48.0) | ||||
| Family history | ||||||
| Yes | 81 (22.7) | 29 (19.1) | 1.963 (1.256, 2.000) | .366 | ||
| No | 235 (65.6) | 120 (78.9) | ||||
| Central Obesity | ||||||
| WC >35′ (F) 0r ≤ 40’ (M) | 125 (34.9) | 22 (14.5) | 3.170 (1.920, 5.234) | <.001 | 1.478 (.803, 2.723) | .210 |
| WC ≤ 35′ (F) 0r >40′ (M) | 233 (65.1) | 130 (85.5) | ||||
| BMI | ||||||
| Over-weight & Obesity | 113 (31.6) | 27 (17.8) | 2.135 (1.332, 3.423) | .002 | 1.283 (.764, 2.154) | .346 |
| Normal-BMI | 245 (68.4) | 125 (82.2) | 1 | |||
| High FBS or Confirmed DM | ||||||
| FBS ≥ 126 mg/dl or DM | 113 (31.6) | 27 (17.8) | 2.135 (1.332, 3.423) | .002 | 1.739 (1.052, 2.875) | .031 |
| FBS < 126 mg/dl or No DM | 245 (68.4) | 125 (82.2) | ||||
| SBP >120 & DBP>80 or HTN | ||||||
| Pre-HTN and HTN | 214 (59.9) | 71 (46.7) | 1.707 (1.165, 2.503) | .006 | 1.473 (.960, 2.261) | .076 |
| Normal BP | 143 (40.1) | 81 (53.3) | ||||
| MUH_NW | ||||||
| Yes | 224 (62.6) | 100 (65.8) | .869 (.584, 1.294) | .490 | ||
| Else | 134 (37.4) | 52 (34.2) | ||||
| MHO | ||||||
| Yes | 87 (24.3) | 30 (19.7) | 1.306 (.819, 2.082) | .263 | ||
| Else | 271 (75.7) | 122 (80.3) | ||||
| WHtR | ||||||
| >.50 | 248 (69.3) | 74 (48.7) | 2.376 (1.610, 3.508) | <.001 | 1.676 (1.052, 2.669) | .030 |
| Else | 110 (30.7) | 78 (51.3) | ||||
| HIV status | ||||||
| HIV + | 202 (70.1) | 86 (29.9) | .994 (.678, 1.457) | .974 | ||
| HIV- | 156 (70.3) | 66 (29.7) | ||||
Moderate to high, >/ = 3. 5 (M) & >/ = 3.0 (F); Normal, <3.5 (M) & <3.0 (F) .