Table 4.
Relative Medical Outcomes Survey HRQoL scores involving 133 tuberculosis participants in Kampala, Uganda, 2007-2008
| Selected MOS Health-related quality of life subscales | variables | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital | Sex | HIV status | Patient category | Age group | Interactions | ||||||
| Public | Men | HIV positive | Two mo therapy | Complete 8 mo therapy | 25-34 yrs | 35-44 yrs | 45+yrs | Male*35-44 yrs | Public*8 mo therapy | ||
| Perceived health | Univariate | 0.76 (0.62-0.92) | 1.32 (0.88-1.99) | 1.14 (0.75-1.72) | 1.01 (0.65-1.56) | 1.62 (1.06-1.22) | 0.82 (0.53-1.25) | 1.22 (0.76-1.97) | 1.84 (1.05-3.22) | - | - |
| Multivariate | 0.78 (0.64-0.95) | 1.34 (0.90-2.00) | 0.90 (0.58-1.39) | 1.43 (0.88-2.32) | 1.93 (1.19-3.13) | 1.18 (0.68-2.05) | 1.50 (0.80-2.81) | 2.02 (0.98-4.15) | - | - | |
| R-square | 17% | ||||||||||
| Quality of life | Univariate | 0.90 (0.83-0.98) | 0.94 (0.79-1.12) | 1.02 (0.86-1.21) | 1.18 (0.99-1.41) | 1.32 (1.12-1.58) | 0.96 (0.81-1.14) | 0.96 (0.79-1.18) | 1.08 (0.85-1.38) | - | - |
| Multivariate | 0.84 (0.77-0.92) | 0.99 (0.86-1.16) | 0.97 (0.82-1.14) | 1.48 (1.25-1.78) | 1.24 (0.96-1.60) | 0.99 (0.80-1.22) | 0.92 (0.23-1.17) | 1.10 (0.83-1.46) | - | 1.26 (1.08-1.49) | |
| R-square | 31% | ||||||||||
| Health distress | Univariate | 1.15 (1.06-1.26) | 1.09 (0.91-1.31) | 1.02 (0.85-1.22) | 1.04 (0.86-1.26) | 1.16 (0.96-1.41) | 1.11 (0.91-1.34) | 0.93 (0.76-1.15) | 0.99 (0.78-1.27) | - | - |
| Multivariate | 1.16 (1.06-1.26) | 1.10 (0.92-1.32) | 1.00 (0.82-1.21) | 1.21 (0.97-1.49) | 1.29 (1.04-1.59) | 1.14 (0.89-1.45) | 1.00 (0.76-1.32) | 1.10 (0.80-1.50) | - | - | |
| R-square | 13% | ||||||||||
| Physical health summary score | Univariate | 1.02 (0.94-1.09) | 1.05 (0.90-1.22) | 0.99 (0.85-1.15) | 1.07 (0.97-1.25) | 1.14 (0.97-1.33) | 1.04 (0.90-1.22) | 0.99 (0.84-1.17) | 0.90 (90-1.09) | - | - |
| Multivariate | 0.95 (0.87-1.03) | 1.22 (1.03-1.45) | 0.98 (0.83-1.15) | 1.18 (0.99-1.41) | 1.03 (0.81-1.30) | 1.00 (0.81-1.23) | 1.15 (0.87-1.52) | 0.89 (0.68-1.16) | 0.68 (0.49-0.95) | 1.22 (1.04-1.43) | |
| R-square | 15% | ||||||||||
| Mental health summary score | Univariate | 1.04 (0.97-1.11) | 1.03 (0.90-1.16) | 1.01 (0.90-1.15) | 1.04 (0.91-1.19) | 1.16 (1.02-1.33) | 1.05 (0.92-1.20) | 0.96 (0.84-1.12) | 1.01 (0.85-1.20) | - | - |
| Multivariate | 1.04 (0.98-1.11) | 1.04 (0.91-1.18) | 1.00 (0.87-1.15) | 1.18 (1.01-1.32) | 1.27 (1.09-1.48) | 1.08 (0.90-1.29) | 0.99 (0.81-1.21) | 1.05 (0.84-1.32) | - | - | |
| R-square | 9% | ||||||||||
| Visual analogue scale | Univariate | 0.95 (0.91-0.98) | 1.01 (0.93-1.08) | 0.97 (0.90-1.04) | 0.92 (0.90-1.05) | 1.24 (1.16-1.32) | 1.03 (0.96-1.12) | 0.93 (0.86-1.01) | 1.00 (0.90-1.11) | - | - |
| Multivariate | 0.92 (0.89-0.96) | 1.08 (1.01-1.16) | 0.99 (0.92-1.05) | 1.11 (1.03-1.19) | 1.22 (1.10-1.34) | 1.00 (0.92-1.09) | 0.98 (0.87-1.09) | 0.94 (0.84-1.05) | 0.87 (0.75-0.99) | 1.08 (1.01-1.15) | |
| R-square | 41% | ||||||||||
The following were reference groups: private hospital, women, HIV negative, starting treatment patient category, and 18-24 years age group. MOS = Medical Outcomes Survey, HRQoL = Health-related quality of life