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Table 1 Participant characteristics (N = 201)

From: Psychometric properties of the Korean version of the medical outcomes study HIV health survey: results from a multicenter survey in Korea

 

Total

Male (n = 179)

Female (n = 22)

  

Variables

N (%) or M (SD)

N (%) or M (SD)

N (%) or M (SD)

X2/t

p

Sociodemographic variables

Age (n = 201)

48.49 (13.33)

47.35 (13.13)

57.73 (11.41)

−3.54

< .001

 ≤ 40

54 (26.9)

52 (29.1)

2 (9.1)

24.10

< .001

 41–60

107 (53.2)

100 (55.9)

7 (31.8)

 > 60

40 (19.9)

27 (15.1)

13 (59.1)

Education (n = 197)

 Less than high school

45 (22.8)

30 (17.1)

15 (68.2)

30.09

< .001

 High school

63 (32.0)

58 (33.1)

5 (22.7)

 College or above

89 (45.2)

87 (49.7)

2 (9.1)

Marital status (n = 191)

 Not married (single/divorced/widowed)

142 (74.3)

127 (75.1)

15 (68.2)

.50

.48

 Married

49 (25.7)

42 (24.9)

7 (31.8)

Religion (n = 194)

 Yes

106 (54.6)

91 (52.9)

15 (68.2)

1.84

.18

 No

88 (45.4)

81 (47.1)

7 (31.8)

Employment (n = 190)

 Employed

95 (50.0)

89 (52.7)

6 (28.6)

4.34

< .05

 Unemployed

95 (50.0)

80 (47.3)

15 (71.4)

Income (n = 190)

 ≤ 1 million Korean won (KRW)

65 (34.2)

52 (31.0)

13 (59.1)

7.14

< .05

 1–3 million KRWa

70 (36.8)

64 (38.1)

6 (27.3)

 3 million KRW

55 (28.9)

52 (31.0)

3 (13.6)

Insurance (n = 176)

 National health insurance

117 (66.5)

105 (67.3)

12 (60.0)

.43

.52

 Medical aid

59 (33.5)

51 (32.7)

8 (40.0)

Clinical variables

CDC Stage (n = 195)

 A (Asymptomatic)

67 (34.4)

57 (32.8)

10 (47.6)

2.07

.36

 B (Symptomatic)

68 (34.9)

63 (36.2)

5 (23.8)

 C (AIDS)

60 (30.8)

54 (31.0)

6 (28.6)

Years since diagnosis (n = 162)

8.26 (5.97)

8.05 (6.06)

10.09 (4.89)

−1.34

.18

ART duration (year) (n = 187)

7.09 (5.37)

6.89 (5.54)

8.91 (3.10)

−2.44

.02

CD4 cell counts (n = 198)

649.09 (306.96)

642.24 (314.01)

703.91 (242.24)

−.89

.38

 < 200 cells/ml

9 (4.5)

9 (5.1)

0 (.0)

1.18

.28

  ≥ 200 cells/ml

189 (95.5)

167 (94.9)

22 (100.0)

HIV RNA log (n = 198)

 Not detected

139 (70.2)

123 (69.9)

16 (72.7)

.24

.97

 < 40

43 (21.7)

39 (22.2)

4 (18.2)

 40–2000

9 (4.5)

8 (4.5)

1 (4.5)

 > 2000

7 (3.5)

6 (3.4)

1 (4.5)

Psychological comorbidity (n = 198)

 Yes

30 (15.2)

25 (14.2)

5 (22.7)

1.11

.29

 No

168 (84.8)

151 (85.8)

17 (77.3)

Medical comorbidity (n = 198)

 Yes

182 (91.9)

164 (93.2)

18 (81.8)

3.40

.07

 No

16 (8.1)

12 (6.8)

4 (18.2)

Mode of transmission (n = 196)

 Sex with a person of the opposite sex

60 (30.6)

44 (25.3)

16 (72.7)

23.77

< .001

 Sex with a person of the same sex

106 (54.1)

104 (59.8)

2 (9.1)

 Other

30 (15.3)

26 (14.9)

4 (18.2)

  1. a1–3 million KRW = equivalent to U.S. dollar $872 – $2616