Research Article

Chronic Diseases Multimorbidity among Adult People Living with HIV at Hawassa University Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Southern Ethiopia

Table 5

Risk factors of having a chronic disease among people living with HIV at HUCSH, April 2016.

VariablesValueChronic diseasesCOR (95% CI)AOR (95% CI)
YesNo

Age in years18–293954
30–441071071.4 (0.9 – 2.2)1.3 (0.7 – 2.2)
≥4550252.8 (1.5–5.2)2.6 (1.3–5.0)

ART duration<6 years77110
≥6 years119762.3 (1.5–3.4)2.0 (1.3–3.2)

Social supportYes150155
No44301.5 (0.9–2.5)1.4 (0.8–2.5)

Fruit/vegetable consumptionYes195181
No150.2 (0.0–1.6)0.2 (0.0–1.6)

Alcohol drinkingYes110751.9 (1.2–2.8)1.6 (0.9–2.9)
No86111

Khat chewingYes82551.7 (1.1–2.5)1.1 (0.6–2.1)
No114131

BMI<25128137
≥2568491.5 (0.9–2.4)1.6 (0.9–2.6)

CD4 count (cells/μl)<2001021
200–35036332.3 (0.9–5.6)2.7 (1.1–6.8)
>3501491322.4 (1.1–5.2)2.3 (1.0–5.2)

COR: crude odds ratio; AOR: adjusted odds ratio; 95% CI: 95% confidence interval: BMI: body mass index. The variables have missing values.