Low-level physical activity predictors among adults living with HIV in Ethiopia’s southern region, focusing on work, transportation, and recreation domains: unmatched case-control study

Table 3 Bivariable analysis, on behavioral risk factors and LLPA, cases- controls, PLWHs, southern Ethiopia, 2023

Determinants	Low Level Physical Activity(LLPA)		COR (95% CI)	P-value
	Cases (n = 262	Controls (n = 371)
	No	No
Smoking state
Non-smoker	197	277	1
All smoker	65	94	0.97(0.68–1.40)	0.88
All smoker
Past smoker	25	39	1
Current smoker	40	55	1.14(0.59–2.17)	0.70
Alcohol consumption status
Lifetime abstainer	140	193
Consumer	122	178	0.95(0.69–1.30)	0.73
Current alcoholic drinker(past 30 days)
No	195	301	1
Yes	67	70	1.48(1.01–2.16)	0.04*
Past alcoholic drinker (former drunker but not drank in the past 12 months)
No	109	139	1
Yes	13	39	0.43(0.22–0.84)	0.01*
Daily Khat chew state
No	222	307	1
Yes	40	64	0.86(0.56–1.33)	0.51
The average frequency of serving fruit/vegetables/ day
No	253	351	1
Yes	9	20	0.62(0.28–1.39)	0.24***
Type of oil
Vegetable oil	18	24	1
Butter	25	59	0.57(0.26–1.22)	0.15***
Margarine	80	82	1.30(0.66–2.58)	0.45
Solid fats	118	167	0.94(0.49–1.81)	0.86
Don’t know	21	39	0.72(0.32–1.61)	0.42
Self-reported consumption of salt
Far too much	114	139	1
Too much	105	151	0.85(0.60–1.21)	0.36
Just the right amount	29	62	0.57(0.34–0.95)	0.03*
Too little	14	19	0.90(0.43–1.87)	0.78

Notes *significant at P < 0.05 **Significant at P < 0.01 ***Significant at P < 0.1
Predictors: Smoking state, all smoker, Alcohol consumption status, All alcoholic consumer, Average frequency of serving fruit/vegetables/ day, Type of oil, Total physical activity state, Physical activity levels, High levels physical activity among physically active, Moderate physical activity, Low levels physical activity, Running sedentary life, Composited total physical activity from work, Composited total physical activity from transport, Composited total physical activity from recreation
Outcome: cases with low level physical activity (LLPA), control without LLPA
Abbreviations PLHIVs, people living with HIV; WHO, world health organizations; COR, crude odd ratio; AOR, Adjusted odd ratio; GROPAFA, global recommendation of physical activity for health

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