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Table 3 Correlates of dementia bivariable analysis

From: Prevalence, characteristics and correlates of a positive-dementia screen in patients on antiretroviral therapy in Bamenda, Cameroon: a cross-sectional study

 

Positive dementia screen (≤10 on IHDS)

IHDS continuous scale

 

OR

95% CI

Mean difference

95% CI

Gender

    

  Male

REF

 

REF

 

  Female

2.16

1.24, 3.77

−0.68

−0.99, -0.3

Age

    

  20–29

REF

 

REF

REF

  30–39

2.44

1.17, 5.08

−0.35

−0.78, 0.07

  40–49

3.75

1.75, 8.08

−0.89

−1.31, -0.46

  50+

12.09

3.29, 44.43

−1.67

−2.15, -1.19

Marital Status

    

  Married/co-habitating

REF

 

REF

 

  Previously married

3.22

1.56, 6.65

−0.64

−0.93, -0.35

  Never married

0.48

0.26, 0.89

0.66

0.31, 1.01

Education

    

  Primary

REF

 

REF

 

  Greater than primary

0.10

0.05, 0.19

1.52

1.29, 1.76

Depression diagnosis

    

  Past month

0.52

0.13, 2.01

0.45

−0.38, 1.28

  Past 6 months

0.44

0.16, 1.19

0.67

0.04, 1.29

  Past year

0.41

0.18, 0.94

0.69

0.17, 1.21

  Lifetime

0.89

0.47, 1.68

−0.01

−0.34, 0.33

Number of lifetime depressive episodes

    

  0

REF

 

REF

 

  1

1.25

0.53, 2.95

0.004

−0.41, 0.41

  2+

0.73

0.38, 1.38

0.11

−0.24, 0.46

HIV Symptoms

    

  0

REF

 

REF

 

  1–4

5.60

1.79, 18.58

−1.08

−1.84, -0.32

  5–9

16.00

4.68, 54.73

−1.52

−2.28, -0.76

  10+

19.20

3.10, 119.05

−1.88

−2.78, -0.99

HIV Symptoms

    

  0

REF

 

REF

 

  >0

9.05

2.86, 28.62

−1.33

−2.09, -0.58

HIV Symptom Score*

1.28

1.14, 1.44

−0.11

−0.16, -0.07

Village of residence

    

  Urban

REF

 

REF

 

  Rural

1.46

0.83, 2.56

−0.30

−0.58, -0.02

  1. Abbreviations: *For each additional symptom; CI Confidence interval, IHDS International HIV Dementia Scale, IQR Interquartile range, REF Reference category, SD Standard deviation.