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. 2022 Nov 4;22:464. doi: 10.1186/s12872-022-02889-y

Table 6.

Factors associated with central obesity among people with DRTB in Uganda

Variable Crude prevalence ratio (PR) (95%CI) p-value Adjusted PR (95%CI) p-value
Age 1.02 (1.01 – 1.03) <0.001 1.02 (1.00 – 1.03) 0.040
Sex
Male Reference Reference
Female 1.06 (0.73 – 1.54) 0.755 1.54 (0.95 – 2.51) 0.079
Residence
Urban Reference Reference
Rural 0.95 (0.68 – 1.34) 0.738 0.94 (0.63 – 1.42) 0.786
Alcohol use
Never used alcohol Reference Reference
Former user (≤6 months) 1.17 (0.79 – 1.73) 0.428 0.89 (0.54 – 1.47) 0.625
Current user (>6 months) 0.87 (0.52 – 1.45) 0.597 0.83 (0.44 – 1.57) 0.573
Smoking history
Never smoked Reference Reference
Former smoker (≤6 months) 1.16 (0.82 – 1.64) 0.401 1.34 (0.79 – 2.26) 0.278
Current smoker (>6 months) 0.58 (0.17 – 2.03) 0.397 0.91 (0.25 – 3.33) 0.888
HIV status
Positive Reference Reference
Negative 0.95 (0.68 – 1.34) 0.738 1.00 (0.67 – 1.50) 0.997
Total cholesterol 0.91 (0.80 – 1.03) 0.122 0.89 (0.75 – 1.05) 0.169
LDL-c 0.90 (0.77 – 1.05) 0.186 0.85 (0.69 – 1.04) 0.120
HDL-c 0.87 (0.67 – 1.13) 0.308 1.18 (0.78 – 1.80) 0.425
Triglycerides 1.23 (0.997 – 1.51) 0.053 1.08 (0.81 – 1.44) 0.591
Body mass index 1.02 (0.995 – 1.05) 0.108 1.02 (1.00 – 1.05) 0.234
Glycated haemoglobin 0.99 (0.87 – 1.12) 0.841 0.99 (0.81 – 1.22) 0.957
Random blood sugar 1.06 (1.02 – 1.10) 0.001 1.04 (0.99 – 1.09) 0.112
Systolic blood pressure 1.00 (0.99 – 1.02) 0.407 0.98 (0.96 – 1.01) 0.167
Diastolic blood pressure 1.01 (0.998 – 1.02) 0.096 1.03 (1.00 – 1.06) 0.043

Abbreviations: LDL-c – low density lipoprotein cholesterol, HDL-c – high density lipoprotein cholesterol