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Table 4 Factors associated with hypertension among people with DRTB in Uganda

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

Variable

Crude prevalence ratio (PR) (95%CI)

p-value

Adjusted PR (95%CI)

p-value

Age

1.00 (0.99 – 1.02)

0.718

1.01 (0.99 – 1.04)

0.197

Sex

    

Male

Reference

 

Reference

 

Female

1.10 (0.76 – 1.59)

0.626

0.85 (0.51 – 1.43)

0.550

Residence

    

Urban

Reference

 

Reference

 

Rural

1.39 (0.96 – 2.01)

0.084

1.89 (1.14 – 3.14)

0.014

Alcohol use

    

Never used alcohol

Reference

 

Reference

 

Former user (≤6 months)

0.84 (0.57 – 1.22)

0.356

1.19 (0.73 – 1.93)

0.485

Current user (>6 months)

0.70 (0.43 – 1.13)

0.147

0.86 (0.44 – 1.66)

0.647

Smoking history

    

Never smoked

Reference

 

Reference

 

Former smoker (≤6 months)

0.62 (0.40 – 0.97)

0.036

0.46 (0.21 – 0.98)

0.045

Current smoker (>6 months)

0.53 (0.16 – 1.79)

0.308

0.54 (0.10 – 2.96)

0.477

HIV status

    

Positive

Reference

 

Reference

 

Negative

0.84 (0.58 – 1.20)

0.325

1.29 (0.76 – 2.18)

0.338

Total cholesterol

0.98 (0.87 – 1.10)

0.701

1.06 (0.84 – 1.34)

0.607

LDL-c

0.99 (0.86 – 1.13)

0.839

0.79 (0.56 – 1.12)

0.183

HDL-c

0.90 (0.68 – 1.20)

0.469

0.91 (0.52 – 1.57)

0.732

Triglycerides

1.14 (0.89 – 1.45)

0.296

0.93 (0.69 – 1.27)

0.661

Body mass index

0.99 (0.96 – 1.03)

0.736

0.99 (0.95 – 1.04)

0.743

Glycated haemoglobin

0.99 (0.82 – 1.19)

0.876

0.73 (0.51 – 1.05)

0.089

Random blood sugar

1.03 (0.95 – 1.12)

0.427

1.04 (0.96 – 1.13)

0.342

Waist-Hip ratio

0.71 (0.10 – 5.06)

0.731

0.08 (0.002 – 2.25)

0.138

Waist Circumference

1.01 (0.99 – 1.02)

0.295

1.03 (1.00 – 1.06)

0.061

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