Research Article

Renal Dysfunction among HIV-Infected Patients on Antiretroviral Therapy in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 2

Factors predictive of renal dysfunction among HIV patients on antiretroviral therapy at Muhimbili National Hospital (N = 287).

CharacteristicsRenal dysfunction, n = 71 (24.7%)No renal dysfunction, n = 216 (75.3%)Total (N)Univariate OR, 95% CI, valueMultivariate OR, 95% CI, value

Age
Less than or equal to 60 years62 (23.4)203 (76.6)263Reference
More than 60 years9 (40.9)13 (59.1)242.2, (0.9–5.5), 0.072.7,(1.04–7.3), 0.04
Gender
Male23 (28.8)57 (71.2)80Reference
Female48 (23.2)159 (76.8)2070.7, (0.4–1.3), 0.320.95, (0.5–1.8) 0.9
ART regimen
Non-tenofovir-based13 (34.2)25 (65.8)38Reference
Tenofovir-based58 (23.3)191 (76.7)2490.6, (0.3–1.2), 0.150.6, (0.3–1.35) 0.23
CD4 count
Less than 350 cells/mm327 (31.4)59 (68.6)861.6, (0.9–2.8), 0.091.25, (0.67–2.3) 0.5
350 cells/mm3 and above44 (21.9)157 (78.1)201Reference
Viral load
Less than 1000 cp/ml59 (23)198 (77)257Reference
1000 cp/ml or more12 (40)18 (60)302.2, (1.02–4.9), 0.0452.5, (1.09–5.8), 0.03
Blood pressure
Normal BP52 (24.0)165 (76)2017Reference
Hypertensive19 (27.1)51 (72.9)711.2, (0.64–2.1), 0.60.94, (0.5–1.8), 0.86
Blood sugar
Nondiabetic64 (23.3)211 (76.7)275Reference
Diabetic67 (58.3)5 (41.7)124.6, (1.4–15), 0.015.5, (1.6–18.6), 0.006