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Table 4 Summary of QoL scores of study participants at the three study visits attending the Mulago HIV clinic in Uganda between April 2012 and December 2013 indicated as mean (SD) or median (IQR)

From: Relationship between CD4 count and quality of life over time among HIV patients in Uganda: a cohort study

Summary measures

Whole sample

ART

NO ART

PHS

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Baseline visit

46.6 (4.2)

46.5 (4.5)

46.6 (3.9)

Month 3 visit

46.9 (4.0)

47.0 (3.9)

46.9 (4.0)

Month 6 visit

47.1 (3.8)

47.2 (3.8)

47.0 (3.9)

MHS

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Baseline visit

46.9 (4.2)

46.4 (4.5)

47.4 (3.8)

Month 3 visit

47.5 (3.4)

47.3 (3.5)

47.7 (3.4)

Month 6 visit

47.4 (3.4)

47.1 (3.4)

47.6 (3.3)

GPGI

Median (IQR)

Median (IQR)

Median (IQR)

Baseline visit

71.7 (56.7–85.0)

71.6 (55.0–85.0)

73.3 (56.7–86.7)

Month 3 visit

73.3 (56.7–85.0)

71.7 (56.7–85.0)

75.0 (56.7–86.7)

Month 6 visit

73.3 (60.0–85.0)

73.3 (58.3–85.0)

73.3 (60.0–85.0)

  1. Abbreviations: QoL, quality of life; SD, standard deviation; IQR, interquartile range; PHS, Physical Health Score; MHS, Mental Health Score; GPGI, Global Person Generated Index
  2. Sample size 1274 at baseline (ART n = 640, no ART n = 634), 1217(ART n = 625, no ART = 592) at month 3 and 1159 (ART n = 586, no ART n = 576) at month 6, data collected from April 2012 to December 2013 at the Mulago HIV clinic in Uganda