Research Article

Hypertension in HIV-Infected Patients Receiving Antiretroviral Therapy in Northeast Ethiopia

Table 3

Factors associated with hypertension among HIV-infected patients on ART at DRH in Northeast Ethiopia.

CharacteristicsCrude OR (95% CI)Adjusted OR (95% CI)

Age (years)
 ≤4511
 >453.71 (2.22–6.19)2.08 (1.13–3.83)
Sex
 Female11
 Male2.00 (1.25–3.57)1.64 (1.01–2.65)
Duration of infection (years)
 ≤511
 >51.61 (1.02–2.56)0.92 (0.54–1.58)
Duration on ART (years)
 ≤511
 >52.67 (1.71–4.14)1.91 (1.14–3.20)
CD4 cell count (cells/mm3)
 ≥35011
 <3501.72 (1.09–2.71)1.83 (0.97–3.46)
Body mass index (kg/m2)
 <2511
 ≥253.99 (1.28–12.47)3.32 (1.13–9.77)
Family history of hypertension
 No11
 Yes1.81 (1.01–3.23)0.96 (0.62–2.74)
Diabetes mellitus
 No11
 Yes3.81 (1.89–7.68)2.76 (1.29–5.89)
Glomerular filtration rate (ml/min/1.73 m2)
 ≥9011
 60–89.91.94 (1.12–3.37)1.57 (0.83–2.95)
 <602.41 (1.23–4.74)1.80 (0.81–4.00)