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Table 3 Influence of HIV serostatus, treatment status, and personal and household attributes on cardiometabolic risk among women in Agincourt sub-district 2010–2011 [All estimates include sampling weights]

From: Cardiometabolic disease risk and HIV status in rural South Africa: establishing a baseline

 

Odds ratio [95% CI]

 

Obesityc

High waist circumferenced

Diabetese

Hypertensionf

High triglyceridesg

High LDL cholesterolh

Low HDL cholesteroli

HIV status

       

 HIV-

−

−

−

−

   

 HIV+, no treatment

0.64

0.67

0.4

0.82

1.19

0.53

1.38

 

[0.49, 0.85]

[0.52, 0.86]

[0.15, 1.04]

[0.63, 1.07]

[0.90, 1.57]

[0.38, 0.73]

[1.06, 1.81]

 HIV+, on treatment

0.27

0.5

0.64

0.74

1.65

0.83

0.56

 

[0.15, 0.46]

[0.33, 0.76]

[0.18, 2.23]

[0.49, 1.10]

[1.10, 2.48]

[0.51, 1.33]

[0.33, 0.95]

Age groups

       

 18-29

0.27

0.21

0.22

0.29

0.51

0.58

2.08

 

[0.20, 0.37]

[0.16, 0.28]

[0.07, 0.76]

[0.22, 0.39]

[0.37, 0.71]

[0.40, 0.83]

[1.60, 2.72]

 30-49

−

−

−

−

   

 50+

1.03

1.73

4.53

2.39

1.57

2.79

0.55

 

[0.78, 1.35]

[1.33, 2.24]

[2.37, 8.64]

[1.83, 3.10]

[1.18, 2.08]

[2.09, 3.72]

[0.40, 0.76]

SES tertilesa

       

 1st (lowest)

−

−

−

−

   

 2nd

1.65

1.46

1.36

1.1

1.3

1.04

0.9

 

[1.26, 2.15]

[1.15, 1.87]

[0.71, 2.61]

[0.86, 1.42]

[0.98, 1.71]

[0.77, 1.40]

[0.68, 1.19]

 3rd (highest)

1.92

1.84

1.72

1.03

1.35

1.09

0.84

 

[1.47, 2.52]

[1.43, 2.37]

[0.94, 3.16]

[0.79, 1.33]

[1.02, 1.79]

[0.81, 1.48]

[0.62, 1.13]

Currently employed

1.28

1.41

1

1.21

1.12

0.84

0.89

 

[0.99, 1.67]

[1.08, 1.84]

[0.46, 2.17]

[0.93, 1.57]

[0.84, 1.49]

[0.61, 1.15]

[0.66, 1.20]

Ever smoked

0.41

0.5

1.18

2.2

1.33

0.76

1.25

 

[0.16, 1.09]

[0.23, 1.06]

[0.25, 5.43]

[0.86, 5.60]

[0.59, 3.01]

[0.34, 1.70]

[0.46, 3.41]

Physical activityb

       

 Low

−

−

−

−

   

 Moderate

0.93

1.04

1.22

0.72

1.06

0.77

0.96

 

[0.74, 1.17]

[0.83, 1.31]

[0.70, 2.14]

[0.57, 0.90]

[0.83, 1.36]

[0.59, 1.01]

[0.74, 1.24]

 High

0.85

0.88

0.94

0.71

0.91

0.77

0.84

 

[0.62, 1.17]

[0.66, 1.17]

[0.43, 2.06]

[0.53, 0.96]

[0.65, 1.27]

[0.54, 1.10]

[0.60, 1.18]

Alcohol frequency, past month

       

 Not in past 30 days

−

−

−

−

   

 1 – 3 days/month

0.54

1.14

Omitted

1.08

1.32

0.6

0.77

 

[0.27, 1.09]

[0.64, 2.05]

 

[0.63, 1.88]

[0.68, 2.56]

[0.28, 1.26]

[0.38, 1.58]

 1 – 4 days/week

0.89

1.11

0.69

0.54

1.6

0.49

0.65

 

[0.38, 2.05]

[0.56, 2.19]

[0.15, 3.17]

[0.29, 0.97]

[0.69, 3.71]

[0.22, 1.06]

[0.22, 1.97]

 5+ days/week

0.14

0.72

Omitted

0.75

1.91

1.05

0.36

 

[0.02, 1.05]

[0.23, 2.24]

 

[0.24, 2.32]

[0.35, 10.32]

[0.27, 4.06]

[0.03, 3.88]

Formal education

       

 None

−

−

−

−

   

 1 – 5 years

1.45

1.3

0.9

0.74

0.87

1.17

1.18

 

[1.04, 2.01]

[0.94, 1.80]

[0.43, 1.91]

[0.53, 1.03]

[0.61, 1.23]

[0.82, 1.67]

[0.77, 1.79]

 6+ years

1.45

1.38

1.46

0.88

0.93

0.93

1.36

 

[1.08, 1.95]

[1.04, 1.84]

[0.78, 2.71]

[0.66, 1.17]

[0.68, 1.25]

[0.68, 1.27]

[0.97, 1.92]

N

2057

2064

1984

2064

2064

1601

2064

  1. aBased on an household asset index score in 2009.
  2. bBased on the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ).
  3. cBody mass index (kg/m2) 30 or higher.
  4. dGreater than 88 cm.
  5. eBlood glucose greater than or equal to 11.1.
  6. fSystolic blood pressure greater than or equal to 140 mmHg, or diastolic blood pressure greater than or equal to 90 mmHg or use of antihypertensive medication.
  7. gGreater than or equal to 1.7 mmol/l.
  8. hGreater than or equal to 3.0 mmol/l.
  9. iLess than 1.29 mmol/l.
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