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Table 3 Binary and Multiple logistic regression of factors associated with PEW among CKD study participants

From: Prevalence and associated factors of protein- energy wasting among patients with chronic kidney disease at Mulago hospital, Kampala-Uganda: a cross-sectional study

 

Protein energy Wasting (PEW)

Crude Logistic regression

Adjusted Logistic regression

Variable n(%†)

  

cOR

95%CI

p-value

aOR

95%CI

p-value

For CKD patients (N = 93)

negative (n = 49)

positive (n = 44)

      

CKD stages

 1st

11 (64.7)

6 (35.3)

1.00

     

 2nd

10 (76.9)

3 (23.1)

0.55

0.11–2.80

0.47

   

 3rd

8 (38.1)

13 (61.9)

2.98

0.79–11.25

0.11

   

 4th

2 (22.2)

7 (77.8)

6.42

1.00–41.2

0.05

   

 5th

18 (54.5)

15 (45.5)

1.53

0.46–5.11

0.49

   

age in yrs

  > 34

35 (59.3)

24 (40.7)

1.00

     

 25–34

11 (52.4)

10 (47.6)

1.33

0.49–3.61

0.58

   

 18–24

3 (23.1)

10 (76.9)

4.86

1.21–19.53

0.026

   

Gender

 Males

20 (50.0)

20 (50.0)

1.00

  

1.00

  

 Females

29 (54.7)

24 (45.3)

0.83

0.36–1.89

0.65

   

Religion

 Protestant

18 (66.7)

9 (33.3)

1.00

  

1.00

  

 Catholic

16 (43.2)

21 (56.8)

2.63

0.94–7.36

0.07

3.38

1.01–11.27

0.048

 Muslim

9 (60.0)

6 (40.0)

1.33

0.36–4.93

0.67

2.83

0.60–13.33

0.19

 Pentecostal

1 (50.0)

1 (50.0)

2.00

0.11–35.81

0.64

2.80

0.05–148.9

0.61

Education

 None

7 (63.6)

4 (36.4)

1.00

     

 Primary

21 (55.3)

17 (44.7)

1.42

0.35–5.66

0.62

   

 Secondary

13 (44.8)

16 (55.2)

2.15

0.52–9.00

0.29

   

 high school

2 (40.0)

3 (60.0)

2.63

0.30–23.0

0.38

   

 Tertiary

6 (60.0)

4 (40.0)

1.17

0.20–6.80

0.86

   

Occupation

 Unemployed

23 (45.1)

28 (54.9)

1.00

     

 employed-salary earner

14 (73.7)

5 (26.3)

0.29

0.09–0.94

0.038

   

 self-employed

12 (52.2)

11 (47.8)

0.75

0.28–2.02

0.57

   

marital status

 Married

14 (82.3)

3 (17.7)

1.00

  

1.00

  

 Cohabiting

17 (56.7)

13 (43.3)

3.6

0.84–15.08

0.08

2.37

0.45–12.40

0.31

 Separated

3 (75.0)

1 (25.0)

1.56

0.12–20.6

0.34

1.8

0.09–34.54

0.70

 Widowed

1 (20.0)

4 (80.0)

18.67

1.50–232.29

0.023

8.26

0.46–147.81

0.15

 Single

14 (37.8)

23 (62.2)

7.67

1.87–31.49

0.005

6.20

1.24–31.15

0.027

Diabetes

 No

44 (52.4)

40 (47.6)

1.00

     

 Yes

5 (55.6)

4 (44.4)

0.88

0.22–3.51

0.86

   

Hypertension

 No

25 (52.1)

23 (47.9)

1.00

     

 Yes

24 (53.3)

21 (46.7)

0.95

0.42–2.15

0.90

   

urologic disease

 No

45 (54.2)

58 (45.8)

1.00

     

 Yes

4 (40.0)

6 (60.0)

1.78

0.47–6.76

0.40

   

Hb in g/dl

 11.50–18.0

35 (62.5)

21 (37.5)

1.00

  

1.00

  

  < 11.5

14 (37.8)

23 (62.2)

3.0

1.27–7.08

0.012

2.85

1.00–8.44

0.05

CRP in mg/dl

  ≤ 2.99

22 (57.9)

16 (42.1)

1.00

     

  > 2.99

27 (49.1)

28 (50.9)

1.43

0.62–3.28

0.40

   

HIV

 No

46 (55.4)

37 (44.6)

1.00

     

 Yes

3 (30.0)

7 (70.0)

2.9

0.70–12.0

0.14

   

LDL in mg/dl

  ≤ 160 mg/dl

37 (61.7)

23 (38.3)

1.00

  

1.00

  

  > 160 mg/dl

11 (35.5)

20 (64.5)

2.92

1.19–7.20

0.02

3.06

0.95–9.92

0.062

HDL in mg/dl

  < 40 mg/dl

24 (52.2)

22 (47.8)

1.00

     

  ≥ 400 mg/dl

25 (53.2)

22 (46.8)

0.96

0.43–2.17

0.92

   
  1. HDL High Density Lipoproteins, LDL Low Density Lipoproteins, Hb Hemoglobin, CRP C-Reactive Protein