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Table 6 Factors associated with central obesity 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

1.02 (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

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