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Table 4 Relative Medical Outcomes Survey HRQoL scores involving 133 tuberculosis participants in Kampala, Uganda, 2007-2008

From: Feasibility, reliability and validity of health-related quality of life questionnaire among adult pulmonary tuberculosis patients in urban Uganda: cross-sectional study

Selected MOS Health-related quality of life subscales

variables

  

Hospital

Sex

HIV status

Patient category

Age group

Interactions

  

Public

Men

HIV positive

Two mo therapy

Complete 8 mo therapy

25-34 yrs

35-44 yrs

45+yrs

Male*35-44 yrs

Public*8 mo therapy

Perceived health

Univariate

0.76 (0.62-0.92)

1.32 (0.88-1.99)

1.14 (0.75-1.72)

1.01 (0.65-1.56)

1.62 (1.06-1.22)

0.82 (0.53-1.25)

1.22 (0.76-1.97)

1.84 (1.05-3.22)

-

-

 

Multivariate

0.78 (0.64-0.95)

1.34 (0.90-2.00)

0.90 (0.58-1.39)

1.43 (0.88-2.32)

1.93 (1.19-3.13)

1.18 (0.68-2.05)

1.50 (0.80-2.81)

2.02 (0.98-4.15)

-

-

 

R-square

17%

         

Quality of life

Univariate

0.90 (0.83-0.98)

0.94 (0.79-1.12)

1.02 (0.86-1.21)

1.18 (0.99-1.41)

1.32 (1.12-1.58)

0.96 (0.81-1.14)

0.96 (0.79-1.18)

1.08 (0.85-1.38)

-

-

 

Multivariate

0.84 (0.77-0.92)

0.99 (0.86-1.16)

0.97 (0.82-1.14)

1.48 (1.25-1.78)

1.24 (0.96-1.60)

0.99 (0.80-1.22)

0.92 (0.23-1.17)

1.10 (0.83-1.46)

-

1.26 (1.08-1.49)

 

R-square

31%

         

Health distress

Univariate

1.15 (1.06-1.26)

1.09 (0.91-1.31)

1.02 (0.85-1.22)

1.04 (0.86-1.26)

1.16 (0.96-1.41)

1.11 (0.91-1.34)

0.93 (0.76-1.15)

0.99 (0.78-1.27)

-

-

 

Multivariate

1.16 (1.06-1.26)

1.10 (0.92-1.32)

1.00 (0.82-1.21)

1.21 (0.97-1.49)

1.29 (1.04-1.59)

1.14 (0.89-1.45)

1.00 (0.76-1.32)

1.10 (0.80-1.50)

-

-

 

R-square

13%

         

Physical health summary score

Univariate

1.02 (0.94-1.09)

1.05 (0.90-1.22)

0.99 (0.85-1.15)

1.07 (0.97-1.25)

1.14 (0.97-1.33)

1.04 (0.90-1.22)

0.99 (0.84-1.17)

0.90 (90-1.09)

-

-

 

Multivariate

0.95 (0.87-1.03)

1.22 (1.03-1.45)

0.98 (0.83-1.15)

1.18 (0.99-1.41)

1.03 (0.81-1.30)

1.00 (0.81-1.23)

1.15 (0.87-1.52)

0.89 (0.68-1.16)

0.68 (0.49-0.95)

1.22 (1.04-1.43)

 

R-square

15%

         

Mental health summary score

Univariate

1.04 (0.97-1.11)

1.03 (0.90-1.16)

1.01 (0.90-1.15)

1.04 (0.91-1.19)

1.16 (1.02-1.33)

1.05 (0.92-1.20)

0.96 (0.84-1.12)

1.01 (0.85-1.20)

-

-

 

Multivariate

1.04 (0.98-1.11)

1.04 (0.91-1.18)

1.00 (0.87-1.15)

1.18 (1.01-1.32)

1.27 (1.09-1.48)

1.08 (0.90-1.29)

0.99 (0.81-1.21)

1.05 (0.84-1.32)

-

-

 

R-square

9%

         

Visual analogue scale

Univariate

0.95 (0.91-0.98)

1.01 (0.93-1.08)

0.97 (0.90-1.04)

0.92 (0.90-1.05)

1.24 (1.16-1.32)

1.03 (0.96-1.12)

0.93 (0.86-1.01)

1.00 (0.90-1.11)

-

-

 

Multivariate

0.92 (0.89-0.96)

1.08 (1.01-1.16)

0.99 (0.92-1.05)

1.11 (1.03-1.19)

1.22 (1.10-1.34)

1.00 (0.92-1.09)

0.98 (0.87-1.09)

0.94 (0.84-1.05)

0.87 (0.75-0.99)

1.08 (1.01-1.15)

 

R-square

41%

         
  1. The following were reference groups: private hospital, women, HIV negative, starting treatment patient category, and 18-24 years age group. MOS = Medical Outcomes Survey, HRQoL = Health-related quality of life
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