Table 2

Multivariate analysis of factors associated with diabetes mellitus among HIV-infected adults at the Hospital of Gondar University, northwest Ethiopia (2014)

Diabetes mellitusCrude OR (95% CI)Adjusted OR (95% CI)
VariableYes, n (%)No, n (%)
Sex
 Male15 (10.6)127 (89.4)1.001.00
 Female22 (6.9)298 (93.1)0.62 (0.31 to 1.24)1.11 (0.45 to 2.70)
Education
 Illiterate†7 (5.3)124 (94.71.001.00
 Grade 1–63 (3.5)82 (94.5)0.65 (0.16 to 2.58)0.47 (0.11 to 2.06)
 Grade 7–1220 (10.8)166 (89.2)2.13 (0.87 to 5.21)1.88 (0.71 to 4.94)
 Diploma and above5 (27.8)13 (72.2)6.81 (1.89 to 24.55)*11.8 (2.28 to 61.4)*
History of TB prescription
 No32 (7.6)390 (92.4)1.001.00
 Yes5 (12.5)35 (87.5)1.74 (0.64 to 4.75)1.52 (0.47 to 4.96)
ART status
 ART15 (5.08)280 (94.9)1.001.00
 Pre-ART22 (13.2)145 (86.8)2.83 (1.42 to 5.62)*4.47 (1.80 to 11.08)*
BMI (kg/m2)
 Underweight8 (8.3)88 (91.7)1.001.00
 Normal weight21 (6.84)286 (93.2)0.81 (0.34 to 1.89)0.95 (0.35 to 2.58)
 Overweight4 (8.7)42 (91.3)1.05 (0.29 to 3 to 67)0.75 (0.17 to 3.24)
 Obese4 (30.8)9 (69.2)4.89 (1.23 to 19.48)*6.55 (1.20 to 35.8)*
Hypertension
 No21 (5.5)362 (94.5)1.001.00
 Yes16 (20.3)63 (79.7)4.38 (2.16 to 8.84)*3.45 (1.50 to 7.90)*
HDL-cholesterol
 Low24 (8.00)276 (92.0)1.001.00
 High13 (8.02)149 (91.9)0.99 (0.49 to 2.01)1.10 (0.48 to 2.52)
LDL-cholesterol
 Normal30 (7.9)350 (92.1)1.001.00
 High7 (8.54)75 (91.6)1.09 (0.46 to 2.57)0.91 (0.32 to 2.55)
Triglyceride
 Normal20 (6.08)309 (93.9)1.001.00
 High17 (12.8)116 (87.2)2.26 (1.14 to 4.47)*2.24 (1.02 to 49.5)*
  • *p<0.05.

  • ART, antiretroviral treatment; BMI, body mass index; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; LDL, low-density lipoprotein; TB, tuberculosis.