Cardiovascular risk factors among people with drug-resistant tuberculosis in Uganda

Table 2 The prevalence of the CVD risk factors in DRTB

CVD risk factor in DRTB	Number with CVD risk factor	Prevalence (95% confidence interval) (%)
Hypertension (n = 187)^a	76	40.6 (33.8 – 47.9)
Central obesity (n = 211)	83	39.3 (32.9 – 46.1)
History of smoking (n = 212)**	77	36.3 (30.1 – 43.1)
Dyslipidaemia (n = 192)	120	62.5 (55.4 – 69.1)
High total cholesterol (n = 162) High LDL-c Low HDL-c High triglycerides (n = 190)	24	14.8 (10.1 – 21.2)
	25	13.0 (8.9 – 18.6)
	76	39.6 (32.9 – 46.7)
	41	21.6 (16.3 – 28.0)
High BMI* (n = 199)	16	8.0 (5.0 – 12.8)
Diabetes mellitus (n = 186)^b	12	6.5 (3.7 – 11.1)

*8 (4.0%) had BMI of ≥ 30 kg/m², **9 (4.3%) were current smokers, ^aonly 4 were known to have hypertension, ^bonly 3 had known diabetes, another 16 (8.7%) had HbA1c ≥5.6% (pre-diabetes). Abbreviations: LDL-c – low density lipoprotein cholesterol, HDL-c – high density lipoprotein cholesterol, CVD – cardiovascular disease, DRTB – drug resistant tuberculosis, BP – blood pressure, BMI – body mass index

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