Table 1 Distribution of variables in the participants (n = 1191)
Variables | n (%)/ median (range) |
|---|---|
Age, years | 38 (18–60) |
 18–30 | 197 (16.5%) |
 31–40 | 493 (41.4%) |
 41–50 | 323 (27.1%) |
 51–60 | 178 (14.9) |
Gender | |
 Male | 766 (64.3%) |
 Female | 425 (35.7%) |
Ethnicity | |
 Han | 775 (65.1%) |
 No-Han | 416 (34.9%) |
Marital status | |
 Married | 674 (56.6%) |
 Others | 517 (43.4%) |
Education levels | |
 ≤ 9 years | 717 (60.2%) |
 > 9 years | 474 (39.8%) |
Employment status | |
 Employed | 972 (81.6%) |
 Unemployed | 219 (18.4%) |
Monthly income level | |
 ≥ 3000 Yuan | 473 (39.7%) |
 < 3000 Yuan | 718 (60.3%) |
BMI, kg/m2 | 21.29 (13.11–31.55) |
Smoking | |
 Yes | 393 (33.0%) |
 No | 798 (67.0%) |
Drinking | |
 Yes | 592 (49.7%) |
 No | 599 (50.3%) |
Frequency of hair washing, times/week | |
 ≥ 4 times/week | 141 (11.8%) |
 < 4 times/week | 1050 (88.2%) |
Years of HIV diagnosis | 5.33 (0.25–14.67) |
cART status | |
 First-line cART | 949 (79.7%) |
 Second-line cART | 242 (20.3%) |
 Years of cART | 4.42 (0.25–13.00) |
Self-reported adherence in the past month | |
 ≥ 95% | 1105 (92.8%) |
 < 95% | 86 (7.2%) |
Hair cortisol, pg/mg | 28.17 (0.20–3587.90) |
Hair cortisone, pg/mg | 27.45 (0.20–1893.17) |
CD4 count, cells/mm3 | 470 (8–1685) |
 ≥ 500 cells/mm3 | 536 (45.0%) |
 < 500 cells/mm3 | 655 (55.0%) |
HIV viral load, copies/ml | |
 ≥ 200 copies/ml | 35 (2.9%) |
 < 200 copies/ml | 1156 (97.1%) |