Noncommunicable disease burden among HIV patients in care: a national retrospective longitudinal analysis of HIV-treatment outcomes in Kenya, 2003-2013

Table 3 Distribution of Non Communicable Diseases (NCDs) during care by ART status, Longitudinal Surveillance of Treatment in Kenya, 2016 (n = 387)

Comorbidities	Total		On ART		non-ART		p-value
	No.	Col % [95% CI]	No.	Col % [95% CI]	No.	Col % [95% CI]
Total^a	387		346		41
Cardiovascular Disease
No cardiovascular disease	40	11.1 [6.5,18.5]	24	6.1 [3.7,10.0]	16	46.1 [24.4,69.3]	0.025
Cardiovascular disease	347	88.9 [81.5,93.5]	322	93.9 [90.0,96.3]	25	53.9 [30.7,75.6]
Blood Pressure							0.030
No elevated BP^b	44	12.5 [7.6,19.9]	27	7.2 [4.6,11.1]	17	49.4 [25.5,73.5]
Elevated BP	343	87.5 [80.1,92.4]	319	92.8 [88.9,95.4]	24	50.6 [26.5,74.5]
Diabetes Mellitus							0.437
No diabetes	378	97.9 [95.3,99.1]	339	98.5 [96.7,99.4]	39	93.7 [68.6,99.0]
Diabetes	9	2.1 [0.9,4.7]	7	1.5 [0.6,3.3]	2	6.3 [1.0,31.4]
Chronic Respiratory Disease							0.147
No asthma	378	97.7 [95.1,98.9]	340	98.7 [96.6,99.5]	38	90.7 [75.5,96.8]
Asthma	9	2.3 [1.1,4.9]	6	1.3 [0.5,3.4]	3	9.3 [3.2,24.5]
Cancer							0.278
No cancer	384	98.9 [95.2,99.8]	343	98.8 [94.4,99.8]	41	100
Cancer	3	1.1 [0.2,4.8]	3	1.2 [0.2,5.6]	0	0

^aIncludes other NCD categories not listed in the table: renal failure [4], and other, not specified [9]
^bElevated blood pressure: Two or more measures of systolic blood pressure ≥ 140 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure ≥ 90 mmHg taken within 12 months

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