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Table 2 HRQoL in HIV: Covariate categories and comparisons of PHS and MHS median scores

From: Health-related quality of life and associated factors in people with HIV: an Irish cohort study

 

n (%)

PHS: Median (IQR)

p

MHS: Median (IQR)

p

Age (years) a

521 (98.7)

−0.065a

0.139

0.061a

0.165

Gender

521 (98.7)

–

0.171

–

0.007

 Male

361 (69.3)

56.6 (48.–60.5)

–

51.9 (42.7–57.8)

–

 Female

160 (30.7)

55.3 (42.9–60.1)

–

47.2 (36.8–56.4)

–

Ethnicity

521 (98.7)

–

<0.001

–

0.025

 Caucasian

379 (72.7)

55.5 (44.5–60.1)

–

50.5 (39.3–57.0)

–

 Non-Caucasian

142 (27.3)

58.1 (53.0–61.0)

–

51.6 (45.7–58.5)

–

Education

517 (97.9)

–

<0.001

–

<0.001

 Higher education

247 (47.6)

58.5 (53.1–61.0)

–

53.0 (45.7–58.9)

–

 Lower education

272 (52.4)

53.0 (41.5–59.1)

–

48.3 (36.7–56.0)

–

Employment

518 (98.1)

–

<0.001

–

<0.001

 Employed

282 (54.4)

58.9 (53.7–61.3)

–

54.6 (46.3–60.0)

–

 Unemployed

236 (45.6)

50.2 (37.3–58.1)

–

46.1 (35.5–54.2)

–

Living condition

521 (98.7)

–

0.705

–

0.615

 Lives with family

323 (62.0)

56.1 (48.1–60.2)

–

53.1 (45.1–58.8)

–

 Lives alone

198 (38.0)

56.5 (46.2–60.5)

–

49.2 (39.1–56.4)

–

Sexual activity status

495 (93.8)

–

<0.001

–

<0.001

 Sexually active

322 (65.1)

57.5 (50.4–60.8)

–

53.0 (44.1–58.6)

–

 Sexually not active

173 (34.9)

52.5 (37.8–59.2)

–

47.5 (36.4–54.9)

–

Current use of illicit drugs

494 (93.6)

–

0.001

–

<0.001

 No

415 (84.0)

56.7 (49.0–60.6)

–

51.9 (42.9–57.6)

–

 Yes

79 (16.0)

52.3 (38.3–59.0)

–

44.4 (35.7–55.3)

–

Use of alcoholic drinks

494 (93.6)

–

0.017

–

0.007

 No

99 (20.0)

53.6 (38.0–59.6)

–

47.7 (34.6–55.5)

–

 Yes

395 (80.0

56.8 (48.8–60.4)

–

52.2 (42.3–57.6)

–

HIV transmission mode

521 (98.7)

–

0.001

–

0.002

 MSM

177 (34.0)

58.1 (50.7–61.0)

–

53.2 (45.3–58.9)

–

 Not MSM

344 (66.0)

55.4 (44.7–60.1)

–

49.3 (39.1–56.9)

–

Time since HIV diagnosed a

521 (98.7)

−0.134a

0.002

−0.013a

0.774

HIV symptoms

521 (98.7)

–

<0.001

–

<0.001

 Yes

85 (16.3)

44.7 (32.1–54.5)

–

36.1 (28.6–48.4)

–

 No

436 (83.7)

57.5 (50.3–60.8)

–

52.6 (44.8–58.5)

–

Current ART status

521 (98.7)

–

0.096

–

0.168

 Yes

436 (88.9)

56.1 (46.6–60.3)

–

50.6 (40.9–57.5)

–

 No

58 (11.1)

57.6 (52.6–60.7)

–

53.8 (44.3–58.1)

–

Recent CD4 level

521 (98.7)

–

0.003

–

<0.001

  ≤ 350cells/mm3

87 (16.7)

51.7 (37.6–59.6)

–

46.3 (36.0–53.9)

–

  > 350cells/mm3

434 (83.3)

56.7 (48.9–60.4)

–

51.8 (42.3–57.9)

–

Recent viral load

521 (98.7)

–

0.112

–

0.008

  < 40 copies/ml

413 (79.3)

56.5 (48.8–60.4)

–

51.2 (42.6–57.9)

–

  ≥ 40 copies/ml

108 (20.7)

55.2 (42.9–60.1)

–

47.9 (35.0–55.8)

–

HIV complications

521 (98.7)

–

<0.001

–

0.006

 No

441 (84.6)

57.0 (49.2–60.7)

–

51.4 (42.4–57.7)

–

 Yes

80 (15.4)

49.2 (36.6–56.6)

–

47.5 (35.0–55.1)

–

Co-morbidities

521 (98.7)

–

<0.001

–

<0.001

 Yes

271 (52.0)

51.7 (38.5–58.8)

–

47.1 (35.7–55.0)

–

 No

250 (48.0)

58.9 (54.2–61.1)

–

54.5 (46.3–59.7)

–

BMI (kg/m 2 ) a

520 (98.5)

−0.003a

0.948

0.022a

0.622

Risk of malnutrition

517 (97.3)

–

0.001

–

0.004

 Low risk

457 (88.4)

56.6 (49.1–60.4)

–

51.5 (42.4–57.6)

–

 High risk

60 (11.6)

47.8 (35.9–58.8)

–

45.3 (33.7–55.5)

–

Overall Social Support a

509 (96.4)

0.299a

<0.001

0.386a

<0.001

Disclosure issues a

490 (92.8)

0.062a

0.182

0.026a

0.561

  1. Abbreviations: PHS physical health summary score, MHS mental health summary score, IQR inter quartile range
  2. aSpearman’s correlation