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Table 3 Predictors of Physical Health (PCS)

From: Quality of life among tuberculosis (TB), TB retreatment and/or TB-HIV co-infected primary public health care patients in three districts in South Africa

 

Unadjusted Odds Ratio (95% CI)

Adjusted Odds Ratio (95% CI)a,b

Sociodemographics

  

Age

0.98 (0.97–0.99)***

0.99 (0.97–1.02)

Female

1.00

1.00

Male

0.94 (0.83–1.07)

0.85 (0.55–1.31)

Education

  

Grade 7 or less

1.00

1.00

Grade 8–11

1.41 (1.21–1.65)***

1.08 (0.53–1.99)

Grade 12 or more

1.70 (1.43–2.01)***

1.70 (1.01–2.85)*

Marital status

  

Never married

1.00

1.00

Married/cohabitating

0.92 (0.79–1.07)

0.91 (0.52–1.59)

Divorced/separated/widowed

0.73 (0.56–0.95)*

0.74 (0.35–1.58)

Poverty index

  

Low

1.00

1.00

Medium

0.77 (0.67–0.89)***

0.84 (0.52–1.38)

High

1.43 (1.17–1.74)***

1.10 (0.55–2.20)

Health variables

  

New TB patient

1.00

1.00

TB retreatment patient

0.78 (0.68–0.90)***

0.70 (0.45–1.09)

HIV negative

1.00

1.00

HIV positive

0.55 (0.48–0.63)***

0.25 (0.11–0.61)**

Chronic conditions

  

Zero

1.00

1.00

One

0.92 (0.77–1.10)

0.63 (0.36–1.13)

Two

0.85 (0.65–1.10)

0.88 (0.41–1.91)

Three or more

0.65 (0.46–0.91)*

0.36 (0.13–0.99)*

Psychological distress (K > 15)

0.37 (0.31–0.44)***

0.27 (0.14–0.52)***

Alcohol: low risk (AUDIT 0–7)

1.00

 

Medium (AUDIT 8–19)

0.99 (0.83–1.07)

 

High (AUDIT 20–40)

0.83 (0.65–1.06)

 

Tobacco use (daily or almost daily)

1.07 (0.92–1.26)

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Had sex in past 3 months

1.50 1.32–1.71)***

1.38 (0.89–2.14)

On ART

0.80 (0.68–0.94)**

0.56 (0.27–1.13)

TB medication adherence

0.63 (0.54–0.74)***

0.76 (0.46–1.25)

ART adherence

0.41 (0.30–0.56)***

0.79 (0.41–1.52)

Partner HIV negative/unknown

1.00

1.00

Partner HIV positive

0.71 (0.62–0.82)***

0.99 (0.63–1.56)

  1. a Using “enter” LR selection of variables.
  2. b Hosmer and Lemeshow Chi-square 6.10, df 8, 0.637; Cox and Snell R2 0.18; Nagelkerke R2 0.25.
  3. * P < 0.05; ** P < 0.01; *** P < 0.001.