Table 1 Participants’ characteristics per whether they have depression

Age (years)^a

 19–29

69 (31.4)

32 (32.7)

37 (30.3)

 30–40

74 (33.6)

31 (31.6)

43 (35.2)

  ≥ 41

77 (35.0)

35 (35.7)

42 (34.4)

Marital status^a

 Married or cohabitating

61 (27.7)

29 (29.6)

32 (26.2)

 Unmarried, divorce, or widowed

159 (72.3)

69 (70.4)

90 (73.8)

Have children^a

 Yes

49 (22.3)

23 (23.5)

26 (21.3)

 No

171 (77.7)

75 (76.5)

96 (78.7)

Education background^a

 Junior high school and below

50 (22.7)

25 (25.5)

25 (20.5)

 High school/secondary school

50 (22.7)

23 (23.5)

27 (22.1)

 College

51(23.2)

25 (25.5)

26 (21.3)

 Undergraduate and above

69(31.4)

25 (25.5)

44 (36.1)

Household monthly income per capita^a

 3000 yuan and below

168(76.4)

82 (83.7)

86 (70.5)

 More than 3000 yuan

52(23.6)

16 (16.3)

36 (29.5)

Disease duration (years)^a

  < 2

38(17.3)

19 (19.4)

19 (15.6)

 2 to < 3

81(36.8)

35 (35.7)

46 (37.7)

 3 to < 4

34(15.5)

15 (15.3)

19 (15.6)

 4 to < 5

25(11.4)

7 (7.1)

18 (14.8)

 5 or more

42(19.1)

22 (22.4)

20 (16.4)

Infection routes^a

 Homosexual sex

156(70.9)

66 (67.3)

90 (73.8)

 Non-homosexual sex

64(29.1)

32 (32.7)

32 (26.2)

CD4+ cell count^a

  ≤ 200

47(21.4)

25 (25.5)

22 (18.0)

 200–350

72(32.7)

32 (32.7)

40 (32.8)

 350–500

65(29.5)

27 (27.6)

38 (31.1)

  > 500

36(16.4)

14 (14.3)

22 (18.0)

Sleep quality^a

 Poor

23(10.5)

17 (17.3)

6 (4.9)

 Good

197(89.5)

81 (82.7)

116 (95.1)

Family support^b

16(12.25–19.75)

14 (11–16)

17 (14–20)

Hostility^b

7(6–10)

9 (6–12)

6 (6–7)

ART side effects^b

5(1–11)

8 (4–15)

3 (0–7)

Perceived discrimination^c

52.81 ± 9.47

56.96 ± 7.79

49.48 ± 9.42