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Table 3 Risk factors associated with dyslipidemia in HIV-infected and uninfected Kenyan adults

From: Low HDL-cholesterol among HIV-1 infected and HIV-1 uninfected individuals in Nairobi, Kenya

Characteristic

Normal

Dyslipidemia

Adjusted

95% CI2

p-value

n = 37

n = 159

PR1

Age (years)

  <25

7

14

1

 

0.1

 25–34

19

86

1.23

0.84–1.62

 

 35–44

9

44

1.25

0.84–1.65

 

  ≥45

2

15

1.32

0.86–1.79

 

Gender

 male

16

81

1.06

0.92–1.20

0.4

 female

21

78

1

Ref

 

BMI (mg/kg2)a

  <18.5 (underweight)

1

1

0.78

−0.05 - 1.61

 

 18.5 - <25 (normal)

19

69

1

Ref

0.57

 25 - <30 (overweight)

9

52

1.11

0.93–1.28

 

  ≥30 (obese)

7

33

1.05

0.85–1.26

 

Blood Pressure

 Normotensive

25

104

1

Ref

0.95

 Elevated BP (≥130/≥85)

4

13

0.93

0.66–1.19

 

 systolic HTN3 (>130)

6

34

1

0.83–1.19

 

 diastolic HTN3 (>85)

2

8

1

0.72–1.30

 

Smoking

 Never

27

117

1

Ref

 

 Ever

10

42

0.95

0.77–1.12

0.56

SES4(Ksh 12,000)b

 Above median

19

78

1

  

 Below median

17

76

1.02

0.88–1.16

0.74

HIV Status

     

 HIV-

21

76

1

  

 HIV+

16

83

1.08

0.94–1.23

0.24

Viral Load (copies/ml)

  <1000

4

5

1

Ref

 

  >1000

12

78

1.56

1.14–2.14

0.02

CD4 Cell count (cells/μl)c

  >350

13

40

1

Ref

 

  <350

1

33

1.31

1.08–1.42

0.01

  1. aN = 191
  2. bN = 190
  3. cN = 87
  4. 1Prevalence Ratio
  5. 295% Confidence Interval
  6. 3Hypertension
  7. 4Socioeconomic status
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