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Table 4 Predicators for diabetes among TB patients

From: Diabetes mellitus among patients attending TB clinics in Dar es Salaam: a descriptive cross-sectional study

Predictor

Univariate Analysis Odds Ratio (95 CI)

P value

Multivariate Analysis Odds Ratio (95 CI)

P value

Sex

 Female

1

 

1

 

 Male

1.22 (0.71–2.12)

0.469

1.07 (0.58–1.97)

0.837

Age

 < 24

1

 

1

 

 25–34

0.19 (0.06–0.63)

0.007

1.59 (0.41–6.15)

0.500

 35–44

0.31 (0.15–0.64)

0.002

3.22 (0.87–11.94)

0.080

 > 44

0.54 (0.29–1.02)

0.056

4.52 (1.28–15.89)

0.018

Any DM symptom

 No

1

 

1

 

 Yes

2.25 (1.33–3.18)

0.003

1.89 (1.05–3.42)

0.034

Weight loss

 No

1

   

 Yes

1.05 (0.59–1.88)

0.871

  

Fatigue

 No

1

   

 Yes

1.29 (0.76–2.21)

0.335

  

Blurred Vision

 No

1

 

1

 

 Yes

2.45 (1.36–4.44)

0.003

1.60 (0.82–3.13)

0.170

Family history

 No

1

 

1

 

 Yes

3.29 (1.89–5.71)

< 0.001

3.42 (1.88–6.21)

< 0.001

Ever Smoked

 No

1

   

 Yes

1.05 (0.59–1.86)

0.872

  

Alcohol consumption

 No

1

   

 Yes

1.01 (0.59–1.70)

0.977

  

Body Mass Index

 Underweight

1

 

1

 

 Normal

1.15 (0.59–2.24)

0.681

0.87 (0.43–1.75)

0.689

 Overweight

2.73 (1.18–6.33)

0.019

1.73 (0.69–4.33)

0.242

 Obesity

2.73 (0.81–9.28)

0.107

2.15 (0.57–8.03)

0.256

HIV sero-status

 Negative

1

 

1

 

 Positive

0.41 (0.21–0.79)

0.009

0.35 (0.17–0.73)

0.005