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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: Qual Life Res. 2012 Dec 28;22(8):2073–2084. doi: 10.1007/s11136-012-0328-y

Table 3.

Univariate Regression Models for HQOL Subscales and Overall QOL1

Current Health Physical Function Emotional Wellbeing Cognitive Function Role Function Social Function Pain Overall QOL

Health Variables

HIV+ vs. HIV− −9.28c −13.43c −5.75c −5.47c −5.86b −8.44c −10.56c −2.92a

HIV and CD4:
 CD4>350 vs. HIV− −5.31b −6.02a −2.36 −3.08 −1.22 −4.90 −2.79 0.15
 CD4 200–350 vs. HIV− −8.35c −12.86c −4.96c −3.88a −4.80a −7.21b −8.67b −1.83
 CD4 <200 vs. HIV− −13.54c −20.08c −9.38c −9.19c −10.79c −12.67c −18.95c −6.64c

ER visit in last 6 months −5.77 −8.23 −7.51b −5.62 −9.91a −15.99b −14.10a −4.98

Mental Health Variables

CES-D >=16 vs. <16 −19.38c −22.63c −15.73c −20.56c −17.57c −29.33c −28.46c −15.82c

HTQ >2 vs. <=2 −5.88c −7.74c −5.55c −5.29c −7.13c −8.13c −11.01c −5.32c

Genocidal rape −2.68 a −2.78 −4.23c −0.62 −2.14 −4.15a −3.46 −1.28

Sociodemographic Variables

Age
 30–40 vs. <30 −1.60 −2.03 0.11 −1.59 0.92 −1.41 −2.37 −0.42
 >40 vs. <30 −0.51 −5.12a 0.60 −2.14 −2.01 −3.31 −5.15 −1.94

Partnered vs. Other 5.28c 8.46c 4.15c 4.97c 8.32c 9.26c 10.47c 4.45c

Partner in house 4.40a 2.03 5.18b 8.24c 2.16 5.92 4.14 3.68a

# in household:
 3 vs. <3 3.50 3.11 2.42 2.96 3.61 5.97a 4.93 1.67
 4–5 vs. <3 3.75a 4.92a 3.12a 3.91a 2.06 5.85a 4.43 3.27a
 >5 vs. <3 5.25b 6.01a 7.38c 5.47b 2.07 6.40a 2.97 3.95b

Education:
 some primary vs. none 2.45 5.23a 2.81a 3.21 2.88 5.18a 3.43 3.82b
 completed primary vs. none 3.72a 5.95a 4.52b 2.95 5.42a 2.30 7.91b 3.62a
 secondary vs. none 5.75a 4.51 1.59 2.40 1.37 1.46 −0.83 4.65a

Economic Status Indicators

Employed 7.53c 6.29b 4.84c 6.09c 5.85b 10.37c 8.68c 5.97c

Income:
 10–35K vs. <10k 5.73c 7.69c 3.46b 6.48c 6.87c 8.61c 11.65c 7.16c
 >35k vs. <10k 10.16c 9.12b 7.84c 7.01c 7.94b 10.73c 9.02b 11.99c

Use food program −4.83a −4.53 −1.41 −3.92 −5.53a −6.92a −10.74b −2.82

Health insurance −0.67 −2.29 −0.64 0.49 4.14a −1.87 3.11 1.79

Can pay medical bills −12.56c −19.27c −6.43b −12.24c −10.07b −8.12 −22.94c −8.54c

Pay for Rx −8.51c −9.13c −3.95c −10.79c −5.18b −10.62c −6.61b −4.23c
1

Coefficients reflect net percent change in the subscale per unit increase in the row variable.

a

= p value 0.01 – 0.05;

b

= p value 0.001 – 0.01;

c

= p value <0.001