Table 6 Logistic regression of nutritional status (BMI) and predictors among women on ART, Humera Hospital, Western Tigray, August 2012, (n = 376)
Predictors | Malnutrition | COR (95%CI) | AOR (95%CI) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | Total | ||||||
ART in month | ||||||||
≤ 3 | 14 | 13 | 27 | 1.19 (.54,2.61) | ||||
3-6 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 1.55 (.48,4.97) | ||||
≥ 6 | 160 | 177 | 337 | 1 | ||||
Chronic diarrhea | ||||||||
Yes | 133 | 138 | 271 | 1.14 (.73,1.79) | ||||
No | 48 | 57 | 105 | 1 | ||||
Tuberculosis | ||||||||
Yes | 50 | 48 | 98 | 1.17 (.74,1.85) | ||||
No | 131 | 147 | 278 | 1 | ||||
CD4 level | ||||||||
< 200 cells/μl | 39 | 29 | 68 | 1.54 (.88,2.66) | ||||
200-350 cells/μl | 43 | 53 | 96 | 0.93 (.57,1.50) | ||||
> 350 cells/μl | 99 | 113 | 212 | 1 | ||||
DDS | ||||||||
Adequate (≥4) | 61 | 115 | 176 | 120 | 80 | 200 | 1 | 1 |
Inadequate (<4) | 2.83 (1.86,4.30) | 1.19 (1.08,1.75)* | ||||||
Nutritional support | ||||||||
Yes | 90 | 57 | 147 | 1 | 1 | |||
No | 91 | 138 | 229 | 0.42 (.27,.67) | 0.34 (.22,.54)* * | |||
HFSS (0-9) | ||||||||
Secured | 98 | 126 | 224 | 1 | 1 | |||
Insecure | 83 | 69 | 152 | 1.55 (1.02,2.34) | 1.85 (1.16,2.86)* * | |||
Hgb | ||||||||
Normal (≥12 g/dl) | 51 | 75 | 126 | 1 | 1 | |||
Anemic (<12 g/dl) | 130 | 120 | 250 | 1.59 (1.03,2.46) | 1.67 (1.05,2.65)* | |||