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Table 2 Risk factors for diabetes in 311 HIV/AIDS patients

From: Prevalence and determinants of selected cardio-metabolic risk factors among people living with HIV/AIDS and receiving care in the South West Regional Hospitals of Cameroon: a cross-sectional study

Risk factors for diabetes mellitus

Participants (n = 311)

Diabetes

Unadjusted OR (95% CI)

P value

Adjusted odds ratio (95% CI)

P value*

Age in years

  

0.98 (0.47–2.02)

0.95

 

 > 45

114

13 (11.4%)

    

 ≤ 45

197

22 (11.2%)

1 (Ref)

   

Gender

  

1.36 (0.56–3.30)

0.50

 

 Male

50

7 (14%)

    

 Female

261

28 (10.7%)

1 (Ref)

   

Body mass index

  

0.64 (0.31–1.29)

0.21

0.95 (0.41–2.21)

0.898

 Overweight/obesity

129

18 (14%)

    

 Normal/underweight

182

17 (9.3%)

1 (Ref)

 

1(Ref)

 

Central obesity

  

0.44 (0.21–0.96)

0.03

2.52 (1.01–6.30)

0.048

 Yes

170

25 (14.7%)

    

 No

141

10 (7.1%)

1 (Ref)

 

1 (Ref)

 

Exercise

  

1.90 (0.51–7.02)

0.33

  

 Adequate

16

3 (18.8%)

    

 Inadequate

295

32 (10.9%)

1 (Ref)

   

Alcohol intake

  

4.22 (1.01–17.69)

0.03

0.27 (0.06–1.21)

0.086

 Alcoholics

9

3 (33.3%)

    

 Non alcoholics

302

32 (10.6%)

1 (Ref)

 

1 (Ref)

 

Smoking

   

0.38

  

 Yes

4

1 (25%)

0.37 (0.04–3.69)

   

 No

307

34 (11.1%)

1 (Ref)

   

ART

  

1.02 (0.12–8.37)

0.99

 

 Yes

302

34 (11.3%)

    

 No

9

1 (11.1%)

1 (Ref)

   

ART duration (months)

  

1.02 (0.47–2.21)

0.97

 

 Long duration

88

10 (11.4%)

1 (Ref)

   

 Short duration/Nil

223

25 (11.2%)

    

CD4 count (cells/mm3)

   

0.61

 

 ≤ 350

95

12 (12.6%)

0.82 (0.39–1.73)

   

 > 350

216

23 (10.7%)

1 (Ref)

   

Family history

  

1.21 (0.52–2.82)

0.65

 

 Yes

62

8 (12.9%)

    

 No

248

27 (10.9%)

1 (Ref)

   
  1. Ref Reference group
  2. * P value = the P value after adjusting for the other factors in Multivariate logistic regression analysis