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Table 3 Predictors of thrombocytopenia

From: Effect of malaria infection on hematological profiles of people living with human immunodeficiency virus in Gambella, southwest Ethiopia

Variables

Thrombocytopenia

COR (95% CI)

P-value

AOR (95% CI)

P-Value

Yes n (%)

No n (%)

Age

ā€ƒ18ā€“29

19 (31.7)

41 (68.3)

1

Ā Ā Ā 

ā€ƒ30ā€“39

32 (38.6)

51 (61.4)

1.35 (0.67ā€“2.72)

0.397

Ā Ā 

ā€ƒ40ā€“49

8 (34.5)

15 (65.5)

1.15 (0.42ā€“3.17)

0.786

Ā Ā 

ā€ƒā€‰ā‰„ā€‰50

2 (33.3)

4 (66.7)

1.08 (0.18ā€“6.41)

0.933

Ā Ā 

Sex

ā€ƒF

37 (35.6)

67 (64.4)

1.05 (0.56ā€“1.99)

0.868

Ā Ā 

ā€ƒM

24 (35.3)

44 (64.7)

1

Ā Ā Ā 

HAART status

ā€ƒYes

45 (31.7)

97 (68.3)

1

Ā 

1

Ā 

ā€ƒNo

16 (53.3)

14 (46.7)

0.41 (0.18ā€“0.90)

0.027

1.46 (0.59ā€“3.59)

0.407

Opportunistic infection

ā€ƒYes

5 (31.2)

11 (68.8)

0.81 (0.27ā€“2.45)

0.712

Ā Ā 

ā€ƒNo

56 (35.9)

100 (64.1)

1

Ā Ā Ā 

Malaria infection

ā€ƒYes

51 (59.3)

35 (40.7)

11.07 (5.04ā€“24.33)

<0.001

9.79 (4.33ā€“22.17)

<0.001

ā€ƒNo

10 (11.6)

76 (88.4)

1

Ā 

1

Ā 

Malaria parasitic density

ā€ƒ1ā€“999

12 (57.1)

9 (42.9)

1

Ā Ā Ā 

ā€ƒ1000ā€“9999

26 (60.5)

17 (39.5)

1.15 (0.39ā€“3.30)

0.799

Ā Ā 

ā€ƒā€‰ā‰„ā€‰10000

13 (59.1)

9 (40.9)

1.08 (0.32ā€“3.64)

0.897

Ā Ā 

CD4ā€‰ + count (cells/Ī¼l)

ā€ƒā€‰ā‰¤ā€‰200

16 (61.5)

10 (38.5)

3.36 (1.29ā€“8.71)

0.013

2.69 (0.90ā€“8.05)

0.076

ā€ƒ200ā€“499

25 (29.8)

59 (70.2)

0.89 (0.44ā€“1.80)

0.747

0.79 (0.33ā€“1.80)

0.589

ā€ƒā€‰ā‰„ā€‰500

20 (32.3)

42 (67.7)

1

Ā 

1

Ā 
  1. *COR-Crude odd ratio, AOR-Adjusted odd ratio, CI-Confidence interval, 1-indicator and statistically significant at pā€‰<ā€‰0.05