Table 5.
Predictors of physical QoL among TB/HIV co-infected and HIV-infected patients without TB
| |
TB/HIV co-infected |
HIV-infected without TB |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variables | β (SE) | P-value | β (SE) | P-value |
|
Sex |
|
|
|
|
| Male |
1.00 |
|
1.00 |
|
| Female |
−0.26 (0.4) |
0.5 |
0.07 |
0.7 |
|
Mean CD4 count |
|
|
|
|
| <50 |
1.00 |
|
1.00 |
|
| 50-100 |
0.98 (0.8) |
0.2 |
0.13 (0.3) |
0.7 |
| 101-200 |
0.28 (0.8) |
0.7 |
0.17 (0.28) |
0.5 |
| >200 |
0.20 (0.8) |
0.8 |
0.19 (0.29) |
0.5 |
|
WHO staging |
|
|
|
|
| I |
NA |
|
1.00 |
|
| II |
NA |
|
−0.11 (0.3) |
0.7 |
| III |
1.00 |
|
−0.28 (0.3) |
0.3 |
| VI |
−0.91 (0.6) |
0.1 |
0.05 (0.3) |
0.9 |
|
Adherence to ART |
|
|
|
|
| Yes |
1.00 |
|
1.00 |
|
| No |
−0.61 (1.2) |
0.6 |
−0.31 (0.5) |
0.5 |
|
Adherence to anti-TB |
|
|
|
|
| Yes |
1.00 |
|
NA |
|
| No |
0.27 (1.4) |
0.8 |
|
|
|
Social support |
|
|
|
|
| Yes |
1.00 |
|
1.00 |
|
| No |
−0.27 (0.5) |
0.6 |
0.11 (0.3) |
0.7 |
|
Source of income |
|
|
|
|
| Yes |
1.00 |
|
1.00 |
|
| No |
−0.49 (0.6) |
0.4 |
−0.35 (0.2) |
0.07 |
|
CMD |
|
|
|
|
| Normal |
1.00 |
|
1.00 |
|
| Moderate |
−0.21 (0.7) |
0.8 |
−0.69 (0.2) |
0.001 |
| High |
−0.88 (0.6) |
0.2 |
−1.37 (0.2) |
0.000 |
| Very high |
−2.48 (0.6) |
0.000 |
−2.34 (0.3) |
0.000 |
|
Employment |
|
|
|
|
| Yes |
1.00 |
|
1.00 |
|
| No | 0.42 (0.7) | 0.6 | −0.17 (0.3) | 0.6 |
*NA = not applicable.