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Table 4 Factors Associated With chronic energy deficiency among Adults Living with HIV in Gondar university referral Hospital, NWE, Gondar, 2016

From: Chronic energy deficiency and associated factors among adults living with HIV in Gondar University Referral Hospital northwest Ethiopia

Variables

Chronic energy deficiency

COR 95%CI

AOR 95%CI

 

Yes

No

  

Sex

   

b

 Male

19

93

.87 (0.68, 1.59)

 

 Female

39

166

1.00

 

Age

   

b

 18–29

14

40

1.97 (0.85,4.54)

 

 30–44

30

140

1.20 (0.60,2.41)

 

  ≥ 45

14

79

1

 

Religion

   

b

 Orthodox

54

241

1

 

 Muslim

4

18

0.99(0.32,3.0)

 

Residency

   

b

 Urban

48

239

1

 

 Rural

10

20

2.49(1.09,5.65)a

 

Marital status

   

b

 Unmarried

34

124

1.54(0.86,2.74)

 

 Currently married

24

135

1

 

Educational status

 No formal education

27

70

2.57(1.29,5.13)a

2.05 (1.01, 4.21)c

 Primary education

15

82

1.22(0.57,2.61)

0.89(0.39,2.00)

 Secondary and above

16

107

1

1

Occupation

   

b

 Unemployed

14

76

0.766(0.39,1.48)

 

 Employed

44

183

1

 

Wealth Index

   

b

 Low

26

79

1

 

 Medium

14

92

0.46(0.22,0.94)

 

 High

18

88

0.62(0.31,1.21)

 

Dietary Diversity

   

b

 Inadequate

47

231

1

 

 Adequate

11

28

1.93(0.89,4.14)

 

ART status

   

b

 Pre-ART

14

28

2.6(1.28,5.38)a

 

 On ART

44

231

1

 

Stage of the Disease

 One

41

266

1

1

 Two

9

22

2.25(0.97,5.24)

2.02(0.83,4.91)

 Three and four

8

11

4.0(1.52,10.50)a

3.84(1.39,10.61)c

CD4

 <200

10

38

1.21(0.56,2.59)

 

 >200

48

221

1

 

Toilet availability

   

b

 Yes

45

231

1

 

 No

13

28

2.38(1.14,4.95)a

 

Diarrhea

 Yes

12

13

4.93(2.12,11.49)a

4.43(1.83,10.72)c

 No

46

246

1

1

Anemia

 Yes

20

61

1

 

 No

38

198

1.70(0.96,3.15)

 
  1. avariables which were significant by bivariate analysis
  2. bvariables which were not significant in multivariate analysis using back ward likelihood ratio variable selection method
  3. cindicates variables which show significant association in multivariate analysis