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Table 5 Association between kidney disease (Cockcroft-Gault formula) and different predictor variables

From: Kidney disease in Uganda: a community based study

Characteristic

n/N (%)

Unadjusted OR (95% CI)

p-value

Adjusted OR (95% CI)

p-value

Sub-county

 Nansana

74/696 (10.6)

1

 

1

 

 Busukuma

71/259 (27.4)

3.2 (2.2–4.5)

<0.001

1.5 (0.99–2.4)

0.053

Sex

 Male

41/315 (13.0)

1

 

1

 

 Female

104/640 (16.2)

1.3 (0.2–1.9)

0.191

1.8 (1.2–2.8)

0.010

Age group

 18–29

28/410 (6.8)

1

 

1

 

 30–39

27/261 (10.3)

1.6 (0.9–2.7)

0.108

2.2 (1.2–3.8)

0.009

 40–49

32/136 (23.5)

4.2 (2.4–7.3)

<0.001

4.3 (1.2–3.8)

<0.001

 50–59

17/73 (23.3)

4.1 (2.1–8.1)

<0.001

5.5 (2.4–7.8)

<0.001

 60+

41/75 (54.7)

16.5 (9.1–29.8)

<0.001

17 (8.4–35.4)

<0.001

SES

 Poorest

25/226 (11.1)

1

   

 Poor

21/225 (9.3)

0.8 (0.4–1.5)

0.545

  

 Less poor

55/261 (21.1)

2.1 (1.3–3.6)

0.003

  

 Least poor

44/243 (18.1)

1.8 (1.1–3.0)

0.033

  

BMI groups

 Underweight

21/52 (40.4)

1

 

1

 

 Normal

105/544 (19.3)

0.3 (0.2–0.6)

0.001

0.4 (0.2–0.8)

0.008

 Overweight

18/231 (7.8)

0.1 (0.05–0.3)

<0.001

0.1 (0.04–0.2)

<0.001

 Obese

1/128 (0.8)

0.01 (0.002–0.09)

<0.001

0.01 (0.001–0.1)

<0.001

HIV-Infection

 No

130/862 (15.1)

1

   

 Yes

15/93 (16.1)

1.1 (0.6–1.9)

0.789

  

Diabetic

 Normal

106/733 (14.5)

1

 

1

 

 Impaired tolerance

29/173 (16.8)

1.2 (0.8–1.9)

0.445

1.2 (0.7–2.0)

0.544

 Diabetic

10/49 (20.4)

1.5 (0.7–3.1)

0.260

2.4 (0.98–5.8)

0.055

Hypertension

 Normal

92/716 (12.9)

1

 

1

 

 Hypertensive

53/239 (22.2)

1.9 (1.3–2.8)

0.001

1.2 (0.7–1.9)

0.474

Smoking

 Never smoked

133/862 (15.4)

1

   

 Previously smoker

3/39 (7.7)

0.5 (0.1–1.5)

0.198

  

 Current smoker

9/54 (16.7)

1.1 (0.5–2.3)

0.808

  

Alcohol use

 None

132/841 (15.7)

1

   

 Mild

2/33 (6.1)

0.3 (0.1–1.5)

0.150

  

 Moderate

8/52 (15.4)

0.9 (0.4–2.1)

0.952

  

 Heavy

3/29 (10.3)

0.6 (0.2–2.1)

0.438

  
  1. Age-group confounds HT, BMI confounds HT