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Table 4 Predictors of diabetes in PLWHIV on ART (Multi-covariate and uni-covariate logistic regression)

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

COR (95%CI)

COR P-Value

aOR(95%CI)

aOR P-Value

Gender

 Male

0.76 (0.49–1.18)

0.220

0.35 (0.15–0.82)

0.016*

 Female

1

 

1

 

Age

 18–48

0.14 (0.09–0.22)

0.000*

0.12 (0.06–0.26)

0.000*

  > 48

1

 

1

 

Duration on ART

   

1 (0.99–1.01)

0.473

Level of education

 No formal education

1.73 (0.63–4.74)

0.286

  

 Primary

1.71 (0.88–3.35)

0.115

  

 High school

0.98 (0.54–1.78)

0.944

  

 Tertiary

1

   

Employment Status

 Employed

0.60 (0.37–0.96)

0.032*

  

 unemployed

1

   

Alcohol consumption

 Yes

0.83 (0.48–1.44)

0.506

  

 No

1

   

Baseline CD4 cells count

  > 200 cells/μL

  

1.90 (0.91–3.98)

0.088

  ≤ 200 cells/μL

  

1

 

Current CD4 cells count

  > 200 cells/μL

  

1.04 (0.25–4.32)

0.957

  ≤ 200 cells/μL

  

1

 
  1. Keys: 1 = the reference category; COR Crude Odd Ratio, CI Confidence interval, aOR Adjusted Odd Ratio (Logistic regression),  * = statistically signficant