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Table 5 Multivariable analysis, between all predictor and LLPA, cases- controls, PLWHs, southern Ethiopia, 2023

From: 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

Determinants

Low Level Physical Activity(LLPA)

 

AOR(95%CI)

P-value

Marital status

  

Single

1

 

Married

1.55 (0.44–5.42)

0.50

Separated

0.68 (0.16–2.82)

0.60

Widowed

1.48 (0.39–5.70)

0.66

Educational status

  

No formal schooling

1

 

Less than primary school

1.65 (0.38–7.09)

0.50

Primary school completed

4.85 (1.28–18.44)

0.02*

Secondary school completed

2.52 (0.45–14.10)

0.29

College/University completed

1.21 (0.11–13.93)

0.88

Occupational status

  

Government employed

1

 

NGO-employed

0.07 (0.00-1.58)

0.09

Self-employed

0.58 (0.09–3.56)

0.56

student

1.29 (0.12–13.83)

0.83

Homemaker

1.19 (0.14–10.23)

0.87

Wealth index in quartiles

  

Lowest

1

 

second

0.94 (0.16–5.64)

0.94

middle

0.83 (0.16–4.45)

0.83

Fourth

0.30 (0.05–1.67)

0.17

Sex

  

Men

1

 

Women

0.24 (0.07–0.90)

0.04*

ART status

  

ART naïve

1

 

ART Exposed

3.23 (0.89–11.74)

0.07

Duration on ART

  

< 1 year

1

 

1–4 Years

0.12 (0.03–0.44)

0.001**

5–9 Years

0.03 (0.01–0.16)

0.001**

WHO staging

  

< III

  

>/=III

0.39(0.13–1.24)

0.11

OIs other than TB

  

No

  

Yes

0.81 (0.23–2.86)

0.75

Current (past 30 days) alcohol use state

  

No

  

Yes

1.22 (0.42–3.55)

0.72

Former Alcoholic drinker

  

No

  

Yes

0.11 (0.02–0.56)

0.01*

Less than five servings of fruit and/or vegetables on average per day

  

No

  

Yes

0.50 (0.01–20.73)

0.72

Type of Oil used at home

  

Vegetable oil

  

Butter

0.19 (0.02–1.58)

0.13

Margarine

0.48 (0.06–4.05)

0.50

Solid fats

0.69 (0.12–4.13)

0.69

Don’t know

0.41 (0.04–4.91)

0.48

Self-reported frequency of salt or salty sauce consumed

  

Far too much

  

Too much

0.48 (0.17–1.33)

0.16

Just the right amount

0.40 (0.09–1.86)

0.24

Too little

2.58 (0.30-21.92)

0.38

History of diagnosed with elevated BP in the past 12 months

  

No

  

Yes

0.27 (0.07–1.12)

0.07

History of diagnosed with elevated Blood sugar in the past 12 months

  

No

  

Yes

1.14 (0.37–3.52)

0.83

History of diagnosed with elevated Blood cholesterol in the past 12 months

  

No

  

Yes

3.31 (0.42–26.19)

0.26

History of diagnosed with elevated CVDs in the past 12 months

  

No

  

Yes

3.92 (0.67–22.90)

0.13

High blood pressure (BP-measure>/= 130/85 mmHg)

  

No

  

Yes

0.81 (0.29–2.25)

0.69

High waist circumference (WC >/= 102 CM(male) and >/= 88 CM (female)

  

No

  

Yes

0.65 (0.15–2.88)

0.57

Triglyceride (TGL levels >/=150 mg/dl)

  

No

  

Yes

1.56 (0.54–4.50)

0.41

Low level of HDL_c (Measured HDL_c < 40 mg/dl (male) and < 50 mg/dl(female))

  

No

  

Yes

1.45 (0.51–4.12)

0.49

  1. Notes *significant at P < 0.05 **Significant at P < 0.01
  2. Predictors: Marital Status, Educational status, Occupational status, Wealth in quartiles, Sex, Duration since diagnosed with HIV, Total duration on ART, WHO Staging, OI other than TB, Former drinkers stopped drinking due to health reasons state (not used in the past 12 months), Less than five servings of fruit and/or vegetables on average per day, Type of oil or fat used for cooking at home, History of diagnosed with elevated Blood pressure in the past 12 months, History of diagnosed with elevated Blood sugar in the past 12 months, History of diagnosed with elevated blood cholesterol level in the past 12 months, Previous history of diagnosed with CVDs, Blood pressure measurement levels (BP >/= 130/85 mmHg), High level of waist circumference (WC >/= 102 CM for male & >/= 88 CM for female ATP criteria), Plasma triglyceride levels (TGL>/=150 mg/dl), Type of ART regimen, None of the two regimen type
  3. Outcome: cases with low level physical activity (LLPA), control without LLPA
  4. Abbreviations ATP; Adult treatment panel, BP, Blood Pressure, CM, Centimeter, CVDs, Cardiovascular disease, mmHg, millimeter of mercury, HLPA, High level of Physical activity, HDL, High density,lipoprotein PLWH, people living with HIV; ART, antiretroviral therapy; OI, opportunistic infects; TB, tuberculosis; TC, Total cholesterol, TGL, Triglycerides, LDL, Low density lipoprotein, WHO, world health organizations; AOR, Adjusted odd ratio, 10, primary; 2nd, secondary, WC, Waist Circumference,
  5. # All the anthropometric and biochemical measurements were compiled based on the revised Adult treatment panel three ( ATPIII ) criteria