Table 3 Association between hypertension and sex, age, ART regiment, and duration on ART among PLHIV at the Mulago ISS clinic

 Male

1

Ref

1

Ref

 Female

0.64 (0.59–0.68)

<0.001

0.65 (0.60–0.71)

<0.001

 18–30 years

1

Ref

1

Ref

 31–50 years

7.32 (3.76–14.26)

<0.001

3.01 (1.51–6.01)

0.002

 Over 50 years

19.76 (10.11–38.64)

<0.001

7.08 (3.53–14.19)

<0.001

 TDF-3TC-EFV

1

Ref

1

Ref

 AZT-3TC-EFV

1.65 (1.47–1.86)

<0.001

1.04 (0.91–1.20)

0.557

 TDF-3TC-NVP

1.74 (1.51–2.01)

<0.001

1.54 (1.31–1.81)

<0.001

 AZT-3TC-NVP

1.92 (1.76–2.09)

<0.001

1.64 (1.47–1.83)

<0.001

 Other

1.78 (1.57–2.01)

<0.001

1.31 (1.13–1.52)

<0.001

 <2 years

1

Ref

1

Ref

 2 to 5 years

0.91 (0.82–1.01)

0.081

0.78 (0.70–0.87)

<0.001

 5 to 10 years

1.60 (1.45–1.76)

<0.001

0.99 (0.88–1.12)

0.893

 >10 years

2.70 (2.32–3.13)

<0.001

1.56 (1.30–1.87)

<0.001