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Table 1 Characteristics of participants by proteinuria status (n = 141), Kampala, Uganda; 2013

From: Prevalence and correlates of proteinuria in Kampala, Uganda: a cross-sectional pilot study

Demographic and clinical characteristics

All, n = 141

With proteinuria, n = 18 (13 %)

Without proteinuria, n = 121 (87 %)

Crude PR (95 % CI)

Adjusted PRa (95 % CI)

Age

 18–39 years old

87

14 (16 %)

72 (84 %)

3.74 (0.89–15.77)

7.96 (1.39–45.44)

 40–59 years old

46

2 (4 %)

44 (96 %)

Ref

Ref

 ≥60 years old

4

0

4 (100 %)

Gender

 Male

60

9 (15 %)

50 (85 %)

1.36 (0.57–3.21)

 Female

81

9 (11 %)

71 (89 %)

Ref

Occupation

 Unemployed

6

1 (17 %)

5 (83 %)

Ref

 Student

27

2 (7 %)

25 (93 %)

 Wage earnerb

33

7 (21 %)

26 (79 %)

1.35 (0.30–6.10)

 Professionalc

71

7 (10 %)

63 (90 %)

2.25 (0.24–20.96)

History of Smoking

2

0

2 (100 %)

History of alcohol intake

54

11 (20 %)

43 (80 %)

2.44 (1.01–5.92)

3.92 (1.10–14.03)

 18–39 years old

31

10 (32 %)

21 (68 %)

4.35 (1.49–12.7)

 40–59 years old

20

1 (5 %)

19 (95 %)

1.30 (0.09–19.5)

 >60 years old

2

0

2 (100 %)

Self-reported medical history

 Hypertension

21

1 (5 %)

20 (95 %)

 Diabetes mellitus

8

2 (25 %)

6 (75 %)

 Heart diseased

4

0

4 (100 %)

Body mass index

 Normal weight

58

8 (14 %)

50 (86 %)

Ref

 Overweight

81

10 (12 %)

71 (88 %)

1.24 (0.49–3.14)

 Obese

40

3 (8 %)

37 (92 %)

0.54 (0.15–1.93)

Hypertension

54

9 (17 %)

45 (83 %)

1.57 (0.67–3.71)

1.50 (0.41–5.83)

 Systolic hypertension

38

8 (21 %)

30 (79 %)

2.13 (0.91–4.98)

 Diastolic hypertension

29

5 (17 %)

24 (83 %)

1.46 (0.57–3.76)

 Impaired fasting glucose

19

5 (26 %)

14 (74 %)

2.43 (0.98–6.04)

1.64 (0.28–9.73)

  1. PR prevalence ratio
  2. aCo-variates: gender, occupation, hypertension, impaired fasting glucose
  3. bWage earner: any non-salaried position (e.g., construction worker, farmer)
  4. cProfessional: any salaried position (e.g. nurse, teacher, government employee)
  5. dHeart disease: coronary disease, heart failure, or structural diseases