Research Article

Central Obesity and Associated Factors among Adult Patients on Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) in Armed Force Comprehensive and Specialized Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Table 6

Multivariable binary logistic regression analysis to identify factors associated with central obesity among HIV patients who received ART at armed force comprehensive and specialized hospital, Ethiopia, 2018 (n = 353).

VariablesCategoryCOR (95% CI)AOR (95% CI) value

SexFemale7.72 (4.32, 13.8)85.6 (20.1, 364.6)<0.001
Male1.001.00

Age (years)0.99 (0.96, 1.02)1.01 (0.96, 1.06)0.610
Educational statusIlliterate1.79 (0.74, 4.34)1.31 (0.37, 4.57)0.673
Primary/secondary0.71 (0.41, 1.21)0.48 (0.21, 1.07)0.074
College and above1.001.00

Occupational statusHousewife1.001.00
Employer0.32 (0.12, 0.85)1.84 (0.36, 9.24)0.46
Merchant0.94 (0.17, 5.34)18.8 (1.39, 255)0.03
Pensioners0.13 (0.05, 0.36)1.31 (0.24, 7.10)0.75
Unemployed0.56 (0.13, 2.29)2.13 (0.19, 25.5)0.55

Marital statusMarried1.001.00
Never married0.73 (0.33, 1.60)1.67 (0.5, 5.58)0.405
Widowed3.00 (1.02, 8.85)3.32 (0.59, 18.8)0.175
Divorced0.74 (0.37, 1.51)0.31 (0.09, 1.04)0.058

WHO clinical stageStage I1.001.00
Stage II2.76 (1.37, 5.56)2.59 (0.80, 8.33)0.110
Stage III1.80 (0.91, 3.50)2.20 (0.75, 6.42)0.149
Stage IV1.30 (0.63, 267)1.09 (0.34, 3.51)0.879

Duration on ART (months)<59 months1.001.00
60–107 months0.86 (0.41, 1.84)0.49 (0.14, 1.73)0.269
>107 months1.15 (0.58, 2.31)0.35 (0.11, 1.15)0.084

Type of regimenAZT + 3TC + NPV1.001.00
AZT + 3TC + EFV3.63 (0.77, 17, 11)8.73(1.33, 57.17)0.024
TDF + 3TC + EFV0.54 (0.28, 1.05)0.45(0.16, 1.29)0.137
TDF + 3TC + NPV0.94 (0.35, 2.50)0.51(0.10, 2.47)0.401
ABC + 3TC + ATZ0.18 (0.05, 0.67)0.27(0.02, 2.90)0.278
ABC + 3TC + ATV/r0.35 (0.12, 0.98)0.18(0.03, 0.94)0.042

Baseline CD4 counts (cells/mm3)<2000.22 (0.03, 1.73)0.4 (0.03, 6.04)0.508
200–3490.12 (0.01, 1.0040.15 (0.01, 2.33)0.175
350–4990.15 (0.02, 1.35)0.12 (0.007, 2.18)0.152
>5001.001.00

Current CD4 counts(cells/mm3)<2000.34 (0.16, 0.73)0.03 (0.01, 0.160)<0.001
200–3490.53 (0.29, 0.99)0.57 (0.20, 1.63)0.294
350–4991.15 (0.61, 2.18)2.23 (0.84, 5.91)0.106
>5001.001.00

Current viral load (copies/ml)≤1000 counts1.001.00
≥1001 counts0.50 (0.24, 1.04)1.01 (0.26, 3.96)0.987

Body mass index (BMI)1.23 (1.15, 1.32)3.50 (1.36, 3.89)<0.001
Smoked cigaretteYes1.46 (0.48, 4.43)1.32 (0.25, 7.12)0.745
No1.001.00

Consumed alcoholYes0.86 (0.55, 1.34)1.45 (0.66, 3.17)0.351
No1.001.00

Physical activityYes1.001.000.86
No0.81 (0.50, 1.29)0.93 (0.399, 2.16)

Dietary diversity scoreDiversified1.05 (0.68, 1.61)1.38 (0.65, 2.90)0.40
Undiversified1.001.00

Depression statusNormal1.001.00
Abnormal0.76 (0.43, 1.35)0.58 (0.19, 1.74)0.333

Total cholesterol (TC)Normal1.001.00
Abnormal0.54 (0.35, 0.84)0.39 (0.13, 1.22)

Low-density lipoprotein (LDL)Normal1.001.00
Abnormal1.83 (1.15, 2.89)1.43 (0.46, 4.45)0.539

High-density lipoprotein (HDL)Normal1.001.00
Abnormal1.62 (0.98, 2.69)1.15 (0.46, 2.84)0.763

Total triglyceride (TG)Normal1.001.00
Abnormal1.41 (0.83, 2.40)1.59 (0.66, 3.79)0.298

Blood pressure (BP)Normal1.001.00
Abnormal1.55 (0.95, 2.54)2.53 (1.13, 5.67)0.024

Fasting blood glucose (FBS)1.002 (0.99, 1.01)1.004 (0.99, 1.02)0.514

value <0.05 (statistically significant association); 1.00: reference category. Hosmer and Lemeshow test ( value: 0.57).