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Table 3 Distribution of DVT by patient characteristics: bivariate analysis

From: Prevalence of lower limb deep venous thrombosis among adult HIV positive patients attending an outpatient clinic at Mulago Hospital

Characteristic

Total population n (%) n = 384

DVT present n = 35 (9.1%)

DVT absent 349 (89.1%)

Chi square

p value

Gender

0.88

0.35

 Male

126 (32.8%)

9 (25.7%)

117 (33.5%)

  

 Female

258 (67.2%)

26 (74.3%)

232 (66.5%)

  

Age (years)

0.32

0.574

 < 50

286 (74.5)

26 (74.3)

260 (74.5)

0.001

0.98

 50 years and above

98 (25.5)

9 (25.7)

89 (25.5)

  

Duration on ART (mean of years)

4.5 (2.5–8.5)

5.5 (2.5–8.5)

4.5 (2.5–8.5)

 

0.80

ART line status

6.17

0.01

 First line

229 (59.6%)

14 (40.0%

215 (61.6%)

  

 Second line

155 (40.4%)

21 (60%)

134 (38.4%)

  

Latest CD4 cell counts

6.73

0.04

 Less than 200

23 (6.0%)

5 (14.3%)

18 (5.2%)

  

 200–500

194 (50.5%)

20 (57.1%)

174 (49.9%)

  

 Above 500

167 (43.5)

10 (28.6%)

157 (45.0%)

  

Occupation

2.78

0.73

 Business

148 (38.5%)

11 (31.4%)

137 (39.3%)

  

 Driver

18 (4.7%)

2 (5.7%)

16 (4.6%)

  

 Farmer

43 (11.2%)

5 (14.3%)

38 (10.9%)

  

 House wife

28 (7.3%)

3 (8.7%)

25 (7.2)

  

 Work in office

30 (7.8%)

1 (2.9%)

29 (8.3%)

  

 Others

117 (30.5%

13 (37.1%)

104 (29.8%)

  

Prolonged immobility

10.21

0.005

 Yes

11 (2.9%)

4 (11.4%)

7 (2.0%)

  

 No

373 (97.1%)

31 (88.6%)

342 (98.0%)

  

Platelets count

235 (185–301)

206 (178–287)

236 (186–303)

 

0.10

BMI (median (IQR)

23.5 (21.5–26.9)

24.6 (21.9–28.1)

23.4 (21.5–26.8)

 

0.37