Table 1 Baseline clinical characteristics and quality of life in PLWHIV diagnosed with HAND who participated in a randomised clinical controlled trial to test the effects of aerobic activity on QoL
Approach | Intention-to-treat | Per protocol | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Variables | Group | Statistics | Group | Â | ||||
Exp (n = 38) | Control (n = 35) | Exp (n = 32) | Control (n = 35) | |||||
MR | MR | MWU-value | p | x̅(SD)/MR | x̅ ± (SD)/MR | t/MU-value | p | |
Depression (BDI) | 141.23 | 138.69 | 367.00 | 0.946 | 36.20 | 36.81 | 636.500 | 0.900 |
ART adherence | 178.90 | 165.14 | 520.88 | 0.001* | 34.98 | 32.02 | 495.50 | 0.171 |
SPO2 | 172.64 | 194.24 | 563.75 | 0.044* | 34.45 | 38.67 | 571.500 | 0.377 |
Heart rate | 164.74 | 202.83 | 505.96 | 0.001* | 73.70 (10.65) | 77.57 (9.68) | − 1.610 | 0.112 |
Systolic BP | 177.14 | 184.25 | 596.63 | 0.515 | 36.20 | 36.81 | 636.500 | 0.901 |
Diastolic BP | 215.47 | 145.65 | 389.15 | < 0.001* | 38.97 | 27.32 | 351.000 | 0.013* |
Physical QoL | 163.77 | 194.84 | 505.89 | 0.004* | 44.97 (14.94) | 49.37 (16.18) | − 1.191 | 0.238 |
Psychological QoL | 175.91 | 190.70 | 587.60 | 0.686 | 53.75 (17.37) | 56.11 (14.52) | − 0.621 | 0.536 |
Social relationship QoL | 161.97 | 191.20 | 496.73 | 0.006* | 32.71 | 38.29 | 515.000 | 0.247 |
Environmental QoL | 174.99 | 188.46 | 582.50 | 0.217 | 49.63 (15.71) | 50.69 (13.60) | − 0.301 | 0.764 |
Overall QOL | 165.11 | 201.29 | 509.62 | 0.001* | 45.76 (12.32) | 49.66 (7.65) | − 1.603 | 0.113 |