Variables Categories COR(95% CI) P-value AOR( 95%CI) P-value
Sex    Male 0.63(0.26-1.52) 0.307    
  Female        
BP    Yes 0.42(0.11-1.68) 0.221 0.38(0.085-1.77) 0.222
  No        
OC Yes 2.82(0.24-32.6) 0.408    
  No        
Age 18-24        
  25-34 1.46(0.26-8.39) 0.668    
  35-44 2.34(0.39-13.9) 0.350    
  45-54 3.13(0.38-25.6) 0.288    
  55-64 2.50(0.10-62.6) 0.577    
BMI Underweight        
  Normal 0.78(0.30-2.06) 0.627    
  Overweight 0.41(0.08-1.95) 0.261    
HAART Yes 3.29(1.24-8.7) 0.017 3.4(1.2-10.1) 0.028
  No        
OI Yes 1.48(0.48-4.6) 0.496    
  No        
Disease stage I        
  II 0.75(0.29-1.9) 0.55    
  III 1.79(0.37-8.8) 0.47    
  IV 1.0(0.2-4.96) 0.99    
CD4count ≥500        
  200-499 1.57(0.6-4.0) 0.34 1.2(0.4-3.2) 0.781
  <200 8.8(2.0-38.4) 0.004 8.8(1.8-42.4) 0.007
COR: Crude Odds Ratio; AOR: Adjusted Odds Ratio; BMI: Body Mass Index; BP: Blood Pressure; OC: Oral Contraceptive; OI: Opportunistic Infection; HAART:Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy; *Reference row
Table 3: Association of predictors with prolonged PT at JUSH chronic care center, southwest Ethiopia, from April to May, 2014.