Higher serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations are associated with active pulmonary tuberculosis in hospitalised HIV infected patients in a low income tropical setting: a cross sectional study

Table 3 Correlates of serum 25(OH) D levels

Variable	Serum 25(OH) D ng/ml Median(IQR)	p-value	Univariate Odds ratio (95%CI)	Multivariate Odds ratio (95%CI)
Gender				0.91(0.49–1.62)
Male	20.65 (15.0–30.3)	0.013	Referent
Female	23.3 (17.9–32.4)	0.013	0.84 (0.49–1.42)
Age				1.32(0.40–2.09)
≤ 50 years	18.91 (15.6–27.5)	0.142	Referent
> 50 years	22.63 (16.6–32.9)	0.142	1.42 (0.7–2.9)
CD4 Count				0.36 (0.11–1.17)
< 200/μL	22.65 (16.6–32.9)	0.127	0.69 (0.4–1.3)
≥ 200	19.98 (15.6–28.8)	0.127	Referent
BMI				0.61(0.27–1.38)
≤ 18.5	22.27 (16.6–33.6)	0.643	0.84 (0.5–1.5)
> 18.5	21.98 (16.4–30.9)	0.643	Referent
EFV-Based Regimen				0.87(0.32–2.34)
Yes	20.50 (15.1–33.1)	0.664	Referent
No	21.81 (16.6–30.9)	0.664	0.97 (0.4–2.3)
cART status				0.90(0.49–1.62)
Yes	20.84 (15.6–33.0)	0.244	Referent
No	22.97 (16.9–30.6)	0.244	1.04 (0.6–1.8)

Key: IQR interquartile range, CI confidence interval, BMI Body Mass Index, EFV efavirenz, cART combination antiretroviral therapy. p-values of ≤ 0.05 were considered statistically significant

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