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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Mar 9.
Published in final edited form as: Antivir Ther. 2008;13(3):389–397.

Table 2.

Bivariate and multivariate analyses of factors associated with smoking, former smoking and non-smoking status in the 593 HIV-infected patients who participated in the study.

Bivariate analysis Multipartite analysis
Active smokers versus non-smokers
Former smokers versus non-smokers
Variables Active smokers N=254 Former smokers N=103 Non smokers N=236 p OR 95% CI p OR 95% CI p
Age (mean ± SD; years) 43.1±7.6 47.1±10.0 46.1±11.3 0.0002 0.98 0.96–1.01 0.1124 1.02 0.99–1.05 0.1017
Sex (%male) (female versus male) 79% 72% 60% <0.0001 2.38 1.43–4.00 0.0008 1.56 0.89–2.70 0.1187
Body Mass Index (kg/m2) mean ± SD 22.4+53 23.3±3.4 24.4±3.8 <0.0001 1.08 1.14-1.03 0.0007 1.05 0.99–1.11 0.0819
Geographic origin
 Europe 81% 72% 49%
 North Africa 4% 5% 3%
 Sub-Saharan Africa 9% 11% 25% <0.0001
 Other 6% 12% 23%
Smoking environment (yes vs no) 74% 47% 33% <0.0001 4.75 3.027.49 <0.0001 1.69 1.012.82 0.0463
IV drug addiction as HIV risk factor (yes vs no) 23% 10% 1% <0.0001 24.46 4.75126.14 0.0001 14.60 2.6181.48 0.0022
Disclosure of HIV status (yes vs no)
 Disclosure to family 77% 63% 56% <0.0001 1.81 1.162.85 0.0097 1.08 0.66–1.77 0.7622
 Disclosure to friends 80% 70% 55% <0.0001
 Experience of rejection due to disclosure 38% 20% 20% <0.0001 1.90 1.143.17 0.0134 1.08 0.59–2.00 0.8051
Depression* (0–21) mean ± SD 5.4±3.6 5.0±4.1 4.6±3.9 0.0921
Anxiety* (0–21) mean ± SD 9.2±4.0 8.0±4.2 7.8±4.4 0.0011
CD4 cell count (/mm3)
 <200 12% 15% 9%
 200–500 41% 46% 53% 0.0583
 >500 47% 39% 38%
HIV therapy
 Perception of antiretroviral toxicity 74% 78% 64% 0.0287
 Subjective perception of adverse antiretroviral effects** 95% 89% 91% 0.1254
Excessive alcohol consumption (yes vs no)*** 25% 14% 6% <0.0001 2.50 1.205.23 0.0145 2.03 0.86–4.76 0.1057
Illicit drug consumption (yes vs no)**** 39% 17% 14% <0.0001 2.43 1.414.19 0.0014 1.04 0.53–2.05 0.8996
Social plans (yes versus no)
 Plans to change job 46% 33% 44% 0.1092
 To move house 68% 52% 58% 0.0113
 To have children 18% 17% 26% 0.0867
 To practice sports 68% 75% 61% 0.0415 0.90 0.57–1.42 0.6621 1.81 1.073.08 0.0282
 To take part in a cultural activity 68% 64% 52% 0.0021
 To make new friends 83% 73% 69% 0.0026
 To take better care of oneself 96% 99% 98% 0.1639

Note:

*

Hospital Anxiety and Depression (HAD) scale

**

Experience of at least one of a predefined list of symptoms during the previous 4 weeks

***

Defined as DETA-CAGE above 2

****

At least one illicit substance consumptium (excepte cannabis) during the previous 6 months.

OR: Odds ratio; CI 95% confidence interval