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Table 6 Multivariate linear regression analysis of predictors and/or correlates of HRQoL of HIV infected patients with and without VL in Northwest Ethiopia

From: Health-related quality of life of HIV infected adults with and without Visceral Leishmaniasis in Northwest Ethiopia

Patient characteristics

HRQoL domains

Physical domain

(β-coefficient)

Psychological domain

(β-coefficient)

Social Domain

(β-coefficient)

Spiritual domain

(β-coefficient)

Level of independence

(β-coefficient)

Environmental domain

(β-coefficient)

HIV-VL

(n = 125)

HIV

(n = 465)

HIV-VL

(n = 125)

HIV

(n = 465)

HIV-VL

(n = 125)

HIV

(n = 465)

HIV-VL

(n = 125)

HIV

(n = 465)

HIV-VL

(n = 125)

HIV

(n = 465)

HIV-VL

(n = 125)

HIV

(n = 465)

Age

−0.083*

−0.031*

          

Sex

 Male

            

 Female

            

Education

 Not educated

   

Ref.

 

Ref.

   

Ref.

 

Ref.

 Educated

   

1.432**

 

1.142**

   

0.589*

 

1.378**

Marital status

 Married

 

0.816**

   

1.415**

   

0.495*

  

 Not married

 

Ref.

   

Ref.

   

Ref.

  

Residence

 Urban

            

 Rural

            

CD4 count

 < 201

   

Ref.

     

Ref.

  

 > =201

   

1.034*

     

0.843*

 

Hb level

            

 < 12.8

           

 > =12.8

           

Duration of ART

 

0.144**

0.224*

0.232**

 

0.184**

0.221*

 

0.258*

  

0.197**

Kessler depressive symptoms

−2.118**

−2.489**

−2.670**

−1.220**

−1.981**

−0.603*

−1.887**

−1.449**

−1.630**

−1.724**

−2.275**

−0.925**

p-value of the final multivariate regression model

P < 0.01

P < 0.01

P < 0.01

P < 0.01

P < 0.01

P < 0.01

P < 0.01

P < 0.01

P < 0.01

P < 0.01

P < 0.01

P < 0.01

Adjusted-R2

0.239

0.288

0.355

0.148

0.261

0.125

0.232

0.047

0.278

0.150

0.302

0.155

  1. Ref. reference category
  2. *p – value < 0.05; **p – value < 0.01