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Table 4 Correlates of dementia – multivariable 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

 

Adjusted OR

95% CI

Adjusted mean difference

95% CI

Gender

    

  Male

REF

 

REF

 

  Female

1.92

0.92, 3.99

−0.48

−0.75, -0.22

Age

    

  20–29

REF

 

REF

 

  30–39

2.05

0.86, 4.89

−0.17

−0.53, 0.19

  40–49

2.43

0.91, 6.49

−0.48

−0.86, -0.11

  50+

4.20

0.93, 19.02

−0.94

−1.38, -0.51

Marital Status

    

  Married/co-habitating

REF

 

REF

 

  Previously married

2.56

1.06, 6.18

−0.31

−0.57, -0.06

  Never married

0.73

0.34, 1.56

0.25

−0.07, 0.56

Education

    

  Primary

REF

 

REF

 

  Greater than primary

0.12

0.06, 0.26

1.1

0.91, 1.38

Depression diagnosis

    

  Past year

0.49

0.17, 1.41

0.37

−0.04, 0.78

HIV Symptoms

    

  0

REF

 

REF

 

  >0

12.16

3.08, 48.05

−0.97

−1.59, -0.35

Village of residence

    

  Urban

REF

 

REF

 

  Rural

1.22

0.63, 2.36

−0.14

−0.35, 0.08

  1. Abbreviations: CI Confidence interval, IHDS International HIV Dementia Scale, IQR Interquartile range, REF Reference category, SD Standard deviation.