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Table 3 Association between patient variables and diabetes among PLWHIV taking ART

From: Prevalence and predictors of diabetes mellitus among persons living with HIV: a retrospective cohort study conducted in 4 public healthcare facilities in KwaZulu-Natal

Variables

Diabetes, n (%)

Total frequency, n (%)

Chi-square P-value

No

Yes

Gender

 Male

363 (92.4)

30 (7.6)

393 (34.6)

0.219

 Female

669 (90.2)

73 (9.8)

742 (65.4)

Age

 18–28

139 (99.3)

1 (0.7)

140 (12.5)

0.000a

 29–48

643 (95.3)

32 (4.7)

675 (60.5)

  > 48

233 (77.4)

68 (22.6)

301 (27.0)

Level of Education

 No formal education

40 (87.0)

6 (13.6)

46 (4.2)

0.109

 Primary

175 (87.1)

26 (12.9)

201 (18.5)

 High school

601 (92.2)

51 (7.8)

652 (60.0)

 Tertiary

173 (92.0)

15 (8.0)

188 (17.3)

Employment Status

 Employed

349 (93.6)

24 (6.4)

373 (32.6)

0.030a

 unemployed

692 (89.6)

80 (10.4)

772 (67.4)

Alcohol consumption

 Yes

189 (92.2)

16 (7.8%)

205 (18.1)

0.505

 No

841 (90.7)

86 (9.3)

927 (81.9)

Initial CD4 count (cells/mm3)

  < 200

234 (88.6)

30 (11.4)

264 (44.9)

0.414

 200–350

142 (91.0)

14 (9.0)

156 (26.5)

 351–500

68 (93.2)

5 (6.8)

73 (12.4)

  > 500

89 (93.7)

6 (6.3)

95 (16.2)

Current CD4 count (cells/mm3)

  < 200

50 (94.3)

3 (5.7)

53 (8.3)

0.386

 200–350

99 (93.4)

7 (6.6)

106 (16.7)

 351–500

133 (90.5)

14 (9.5)

147 (23.1)

  > 500

293 (88.8)

37 (11.2)

330 (51.9)

Initial viral load (copies/mm3)

 High (≥100,000)

22 (95.7)

1 (4.3)

23 (14.6)

0.137

 Low (10,000 – 99,000)

19 (79.2)

5 (20.8)

24 (15.3)

 Lower (< 10,000)

100 (90.9)

10 (9.1)

110 (70.1)

Current viral load (cells/mm3)

 ‘Detectable’

340 (90.9)

34 (9.1)

374 (59.0)

0.587

 LTDL

233 (89.6)

27 (10.4)

260 (41.0)

  1. Key: a = Statistically significant