Table 2 Overweight and obesity and associated factors among adult ART patients in Southern Ethiopia, 2017

Educational status

  No formal education

29

19

1

1

  Primary School

73

45

0.941 (0.473–1.871)

1.012 (0.452–2.267)

  Secondary School

68

57

1.279 (0.650–2.518)

1.450 (0.651–3.229)

  Tertiary School

39

39

1.526 (0.736–3.165)

1.072 (0.438–2.623)

Monthly income

  < 1000(ETB)

124

74

1

1

  ≥ 1000(ETB)

85

85

1.695 (1.119–2.569) *

1.297 (0.749–2.246)

CD4 counts at ART commencement

  < 200 cells/mm³

122

104

1

1

  200-499cells/mm³

78

52

0.782 (0.505–1.211)

0.554 (0.327–0.939) *

  ≥ 500 cells/mm³

9

4

0.521 (0.156–1.742)

0.341 (0.083–1.402)

Recent CD4 Count

  < 200 cells/mm³

26

7

1

1

  200–499 cells/mm³

82

54

2.446 (0.992–6.031)

3.148 (1.044–9.491) *

  ≥ 500 cells/mm³

101

99

3.641 (1.511–8.772) *

7.583 (2.492–23.081) *

History of DM

  No

207

154

1

1

  Yes

1

6

8.104 (0.966–68.005)

5.434 (0.398–74.165)

Fasting Blood Glucose

  Not diabetic

175

118

1

1

  Diabetic

34

42

1.832 (1.101–3.047) *

1.309 (0.691–2.480)

History of hypertension

  No

207

150

1

1

  Yes

2

10

0.145 (0.031–0.671) *

0.328 (0.059–1.839)

Blood pressure ≥ 140 mm Hg or 90 mm Hg)

  No hypertension

190

124

1

1

  Hypertensive

19

36

2.903 (1.593–5.290) *

2.575 (1.238–5.355) *

Anaemia

  No anaemia

162

142

1

1

  Anaemic

47

18

0.437 (0.243–0.787) *

0.569 (0.287–1.129)

Stavudine (D4T) use

  No

158

130

1

1

  Yes

51

30

1.399 (0.842–2.323)

2.907 (1.528–5.533)

Drug adherence

  Good

194

156

2.010 (0.385–10.502)

0.422 (0.029–6.108)

  Fair

10

2

0.500(0.054–4.672)

1.282 (0.187–8.802)

  Poor

5

2

1

1

Baseline BMI Status

  < 18.5 kg/m²

56

9

1

1

  18.5–24.9 kg/m²

145

128

5.493 (2.613–11.546) *

5.930 (2.625–13.396) *

  25–29.9 kg/m²

8

23

17.889 (6.143–52.098) *

19.908 (6.114–64.817) *

Abdominal obesity (WHR)

  No

84

44

1

1

  Yes

125

116

1.772 (1.137–2.761) *

1.818 (1.067–3.096) *