Skip to main content

Table 1 Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of Participants at Baseline

From: Lower health-related quality of life predicts all-cause hospitalization among HIV-infected individuals

Categorical Variables

Characteristics

N (%)

Hospitalized

 

 Yes

366 (21.39)

 No

1345 (78.61)

Gender

 

 Male

1594 (93.16)

 Female

117 (6.84)

Race

 

 Non-Hispanic White

719 (42.02)

 Non-Hispanic African

722 (42.20)

 Others

270 (15.78)

Rank

 

 Officer/Warrant Officer

126 (7.36)

 Enlisted

893 (52.19)

 Others (Retired/Civilians)

692 (40.44)

Marriage, Yes

556 (32.50)

Medical Comorbidity, Yes

285 (16.66)

Mental Comorbidity, Yes

493 (28.81)

AIDS Diagnosis, Yes

202 (11.81)

HAART

 

 PI-Based

575 (33.61)

 Non-PI-Based

756 (44.18)

 HAART-Naïve

241 (14.09)

 Off-HAART

121 (7.07)

 Non-HAART ART

18 (1.05)

Plasma Viral Load > 50 copies/mL

 

 Yes

600 (35.07)

 No

1111 (64.93)

CD4 Count

 

  < 200 cells/mm3

92 (5.38)

 200–349 cells/mm3

242 (14.14)

 350–499 cells/mm3

411 (24.02)

  > 499 cells/mm3

966 (56.46)

Continuous Variables

Characteristics

Median (Interquartile Range)

Age (years)

42.00 (34.00–49.00)

CD4 Count (cells/mm3)

538.00 (389.00–721.00)

Plasma Viral Load (Log10)

1.70 (1.68–2.82)

Time Since HIV Diagnosis (years)

10.00 (4.00–17.00)

Duration of Follow-Up from Baseline (Years, Overall)

2.71 (1.04–3.80)

 Hospitalized

1.23 (0.53–2.37)

 Not Hospitalized

3.13 (1.53–3.95)

Physical Component Summary Scores (PCSS)

 

 Lower Tercile

41.78 (35.88–46.13)

 Middle Tercile

54.56 (52.78–55.87)

 Upper Tercile

58.81 (57.87–59.76)

Mental Component Summary Scores (MCSS)

 

 Lower Tercile

39.18 (31.99–43.88)

 Middle Tercile

50.69 (49.02–51.82)

 Upper Tercile

55.22 (54.04–57.29)