Table 6 Comparison of change in CD4 count and QoL among 573 patients not receiving ART at the Mulago HIV clinic in Uganda between April 2012 and December 2013

Change in CD4 count

−0.0003 (−0.0015 to 0.0010)

−0.0003 (−0.0011 to 0.0008)

−0.0001 (−0.0012 to 0.0009)

0.0000 (−0.0010 to 0.0011)

0.9991 (0.9983 to 0.9998)

0.9990 (0.9982 to 0.9997)

SE = 0.0006

SE = 0.0006

SE = 0.0005

SE = 0.0005

SE = 0.0004

SE = 0.0004

 Male

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

 Female

−0.56 (−1.11 to −0.14)

−0.71 (−1.33 to −0.09)

−0.13 (−0.58 to 0.33)

0.07 (−0.46 to 0.61)

1.13 (0.84 to 1.52)

1.26 (0.89 to 1.77)

 <30

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

 30−39

−0.21 (−0.73 to 0.32)

−0.32 (−0.86 to 0.22)

0.39 (−0.05 to 0.83)

0.38 (−0.08 to 0.84)

0.78 (0.58 to 1.05)

0.79 (0.58 to 1.09)

 ≥40

−1.16 (−1.77 to −0.55)

−1.35 (−2.00 to −0.70)

0.29 (−0.22 to 0.81)

0.17 (−0.39 to 0.73)

0.62 (0.45 to 0.87)

0.62 (0.43 to 0.89)

 ≤Primary

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

 Secondary

0.74 (0.24 to 1.23)

0.66 (0.16 to 1.15)

0.12 (−0.29 to 0.54)

0.11 (−0.02 to 0.53)

1.51 (1.15 to 1.97)

1.26 (0.96 to 1.66)

 Apprenticeship

0.96 (0.04 to 1.87)

0.46 (−0.48 to 1.40)

−0.03 (−0.80 to 0.73)

−0.03 (−0.83 to 0.78)

1.75 (1.03 to 2.98)

1.50 (0.86 to 2.63)

 Tertiary

1.33 (−0.59 to 3.25

0.82 (−1.03 to 2.67)

−0.11 (−1.73 to 1.50)

0.06 (−1.54 to 1.65)

11.85 (1.73 to 80.95)

10.11 (1.52 to 67.14)

 Currently married

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

 Divorced/separated

0.55 (−0.52 to 0.63)

0.22 (−0.36 to 0.81)

0.21 (−0.27 to 0.69)

0.22 (−0.28 to 0.72)

0.82 (0.60 to 1.12)

0.84 (0.61 to 1.15)

Single

−0.03 (−1.07 to 1.02)

−0.51 (−1.58 to 0.57)

−0.31 (−1.18 to 0.55)

−0.35 (−1.27 to 0.57)

1.07 (0.56 to 2.05)

0.82 (0.43 to 1.56)

Widowed

−0.26 (−1.05 to 0.53)

0.45 (−0.36 to 1.27)

−0.02 (−0.68 to 0.63)

0.11 (−0.60 to 0.81)

0.78 (0.52 to 1.17)

0.86 (0.54 to 1.38)

 Yes

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

 No

−0.23 (−0.73 to 0.28)

−0.02 (−0.52 to 0.49)

0.01 (−0.41 to 0.43)

0.10 (0.34 to 0.53)

0.93 (0.71 to 1.22)

0.94 (0.70 to 1.26)

 <20

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

 20−60

0.36 (−0.24 to 095)

0.41 (−0.30 to 1.11)

−0.22 (−0.72 to 0.27)

−0.66 (−1.27 to −0.06)

1.28 (0.93 to 1.77)

1.18 (0.82 to 1.70)

 >60

0.79 (0.23 to 1.35)

0.54 (−0.16 to 1.25)

−0.06 (−0.53 to 0.40)

−0.43 (−1.03 to 0.18)

1.60 (1.18 to 2.17)

1.33 (0.91 to 1.95)

 Yes

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

 No

0.64 (−0.48 to 1.75)

0.27 (−0.88 to 1.42)

−0.72 (−1.64 to 0.20)

−0.87 (−1.85 to 0.12)

2.14 (1.19 to 3.84)

1.62 (0.91 to 2.89)

 (<16)

Ref

Ref

-

-

Ref

Ref

 Probable depression (≥16)

−1.07 (−1.46 to −0.67)

−1.01 (−1.41 to −0.60)

0.41 (0.33 to 0.52)

0.43 (0.33 to 0.55)

 Yes, family

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

 Yes, other

0.063 (−0.53 to 0.66)

0.003 (−0.60 to 0.60)

0.28 (−0.21 to 0.77)

0.41 (−0.11 to 0.92)

0.91 (0.67 to 1.24)

0.96 (0.69 to 1.33)

None

−0.01 (−1.12 to 1.10)

−0.01 (−1.10 to 1.07)

0.70 (−0.21 to 1.61)

0.65 (−0.28 to 1.58)

1.10 (0.62 to 1.95)

1.20 (0.65 to 2.20)

 Yes

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

 No

0.41 (−0.15 to 0.97)

0.22 (−0.36 to 0.79)

0.59 (0.12 to 1.06)

0.66 (0.17 to 1.16)

1.06 (0.78 to 1.45)

1.02 (0.73 to 1.42)

 Stages I and II

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

 Stages III and IV

−0.63 (−1.30 to 0.04)

−0.51 (−1.19 to 0.17)

0.38 (−0.94 to 0.18)

−0.19 (−0.77 to 0.40)

0.86 (0.59 to 1.25)

1.00 (0.68 to 1.45)

 Christian

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

 Muslim

−0.74 (−1.39 to −0.09)

−0.30 (−0.96 to 0.37)

0.27 (−0.27 to 0.81)

0.24 (−0.33 to 0.82)

1.03 (0.71 to 1.50)

1.19 (0.80

to 1.78)

 Other

−0.55 (−2.42 to 1.31)

−0.57 (−2.35 to 1.21)

1.13 (−0.42 to 2.68)

1.40 (−0.13 to 2.94)

1.11 (0.45 to 2.78)

0.82 (0.28 to 2.46)

 Yes

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

 No

−0.28 (−0.87 to 0.31)

0.26 (−0.48 to 1.00)

−0.23 (−0.72 to 0.26)

−0.39 (−1.02 to 0.25)

0.70 (0.51 to 0.97)

0.73 (0.49 to 1.09)