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Table 4 PozQoL sub-scale scores and univariable analysis people living with HIV in Romania

From: Quality of life in people living with HIV in Romania and Spain

 

PozQoL Health concerns

PozQoL Psychological

PozQoL Functional

PozQoL Social

 

Mean

95% CI

p value

Mean

95% CI

p value

Mean

95% CI

p value

Mean

95% CI

p value

Sociodemographic characteristics

          

Age (years): median (IQR)

3.20

3.03–3.36

0.418

3.61

3.48–3.74

0.076

3.59

3.42–3.76

0.739

3.56

3.40–3.72

0.591

 Gender

            

 Men

3.13

2.90–3.38

0.542

3.69

3.48–3.84

0.473

3.57

3.35–3.79

0.863

3.47

3.26–3.69

0.343

 Women

3.24

3.02–3.46

3.57

3.38–3.75

3.60

3.36–3.84

3.62

3.40–3.85

Ethnicity

            

 Romanian

3.29

3.11–3.46

0.004

3.71

3.57–3.85

 < 0.001

3.63

3.44–3.81

0.235

3.60

3.42–3.77

0.212

 Roma

2.69

2.34–3.04

3.02

2.72–3.32

3.38

3.04–3.73

3.33

2.96–3.71

Sex orientation

            

 Heterosexual

3.22

3.05–3.28

 < 0.001

3.60

3.48–3.73

 < 0.001

3.60

3.42–3.77

0.004

3.56

3.40–3.72

 < 0.001

 Homosexual/ bisexual

1.44

0.57–2.32

3.42

1.69–5.13

3.00

2.34–3.66

3.78

2.24–5.31

Educational level

            

 No education

3.07

2.29–3.86

0.946

2.81

2.33–3.28

0.001

3.07

2.36–3.79

0.365

3.37

2.62–4.12

0.918

 Primary

3.08

2.44–3.73

3.17

2.61–3.72

3.47

2.92–4.02

3.44

3.84–4.05

 Secondary

3.19

3.10–3.39

3.62

3.47–3.77

3.57

3.37–3.77

3.56

3.37–3.76

 University + 

3.26

2.91–3.62

3.86

3.59–4.13

3.78

3.39–4.17

3.61

3.26–3.96

Employment

            

 Full- or part-time

3.36

2.96–3.77

0.070

3.95

3.65–4.24

0.014

4.09

3.6–4.57

 < 0.001

4.01

3.64–4.39

0.002

 Unemployed

3.42

3.15–3.68

3.70

3.50–3.91

3.89

3.61–4.16

3.76

3.49–4.03

 Other (student, retired, disabled)

3.03

2.81–3.26

3.46

3.27–3.65

3.30

3.09–3.52

3.33

3.12–3.56

Stable housing

            

 No

3.20

2.93–3.46

0.878

3.54

3.33–3.75

0.366

3.71

3.46–3.96

0.240

3.63

3.39–3.86

0.474

 Yes (own or rent)

3.17

2.97–3.37

3.66

3.49–3.83

3.51

3.28–3.74

3.51

3.29–3.73

Money for basic needs

            

 Not always

3.08

2.88–3.29

0.070

3.47

3.30–3.64

0.004

3.76

3.48–4.04

0.112

3.45

3.25–3.65

0.074

 Always

3.38

3.13–3.63

3.83

3.65–4.02

3.48

3.27–3.69

3.74

3.48–4.00

HIV-related characteristics

         

Year of diagnosis

            

 After 2010

3.23

2.76–3.70

0.689

3.44

3.15–3.73

0.494

3.36

2.93–3.78

0.190

3.51

3.13–3.90

0.650

 1995–2010

3.12

2.88–3.36

3.65

3.44–3.85

3.50

3.23–3.78

3.49

3.23–2.76

 Before 1995

3.27

3.02–3.52

3.63

3.42–3.83

3.75

3.51–4.00

3.65

3.42–3.88

ART status

            

 No

3.00

0.013

2.88

2.13–3.62

0.015

3.50

2.51–4.49

0.809

3.33

 

0.004

 Yes

3.20

3.03–3.36

3.61

3.48–3.75

3.60

3.42–3.76

3.56

3.40–3.72

Adherence to ART

            

 Fully adherent

3.14

2.93–3.34

0.451

3.71

3.56–3.87

0.372

3.59

3.37–3.81

0.630

3.57

3.38–3.77

0.359

 Not fully adherent

3.31

2.87–3.77

3.52

3.13–3.91

3.70

3.30–4.10

3.80

3.35–4.22

Health-related characteristics

        

Self-rated health

            

 Bad

3.07

2.46–3.69

0.111

2.58

2.17–2.99

 < 0.001

3.33

2.84–3.82

0.001

3.44

2.85–4.05

0.029

 Fair

2.88

2.53–3.23

3.36

3.07–3.65

3.11

2.81–3.39

3.18

2.86–3.49

 Good

3.30

3.12–3.49

3.76

3.61–3.90

3.76

3.55–4.0

3.68

3.50–3.87

Physical health problems

            

 No

3.33

3.14–3.52

0.039

3.67

3.52–3.81

0.190

3.72

3.52–3.91

0.035

3.69

3.51–3.87

0.024

 Yes

2.94

2.64–3.25

3.44

3.14–3.74

3.29

3.0–3.62

3.25

2.93–3.58

Mental health problems

            

 No

3.22

3.06–3.39

0.291

3.66

3.53–3.80

0.003

3.63

3.45–3.80

0.049

3.60

3.44–3.77

0.043

 Yes

2.82

2.10–3.54

2.75

2.21–3.29

3.03

2.48–3.58

2.88

2.23–3.53

Total number of comorbidities

            

 None

3.25

3.07–3.43

0.258

3.69

3.54–3.82

0.011

3.65

3.46–3.83

0.185

3.62

3.44–3.79

0.259

 1

3.02

2.59–3.46

3.56

3.19–3.94

3.44

2.98–3.90

3.35

2.88–3.83

 2 + 

3.02

2.50–3.55

2.90

2.40–3.41

3.33

2.83–3.83

3.41

2.85–3.97

Polypharmacy

            

 No

3.24

3.06–3.41

0.134

3.67

3.53–3.81

0.008

3.62

3.43–3.79

0.380

3.62

3.46–3.79

0.048

 Yes

2.90

2.50–3.30

3.11

2.74–3.49

3.38

2.90–3.87

3.07

2.56–3.57

Behavioral characteristics

          

Binge drinking

            

 Weekly

3.17

2.61–3.72

0.579

3.34

3.10–3.65

0.314

4.22

4.08–4.36

 < 0.001

3.44

2.86–4.02

0.099

 Monthly

2.76

2.14–3.38

3.80

3.34–4.25

3.21

2.74–3.68

2.73

2.09–3.36

 Less than once a month

3.27

2.84–3.70

3.64

3.34–3.94

3.52

3.12–3.91

3.60

3.26–3.94

 Never

3.21

3.02–3.40

3.59

3.43–3.75

3.60

3.39–3.80

3.62

3.43–3.81

Tobacco use

            

 No

3.25

3.05–3.45

0.354

3.63

3.47–3.78

0.667

3.64

3.42–3.87

0.298

3.66

3.46–3.85

0.090

 Yes

3.09

2.82–3.35

3.56

3.32–3.81

3.48

3.25–3.71

3.37

3.10–3.64

Injecting drugs use

            

 Never

3.18

3.02–3.35

 < 0.001

3.59

3.46–3.72

 < 0.001

3.57

3.40–3.74

 < 0.001

3.54

3.38–3.70

 < 0.001

 Yes, previously

4.33

3.33–5.34

4.42

4.09–4.74

4.11

2.67–5.55

4.78

4.34–5.22

 Yes, currently

2.67

3.75

4.33

3.00