Table 3. Distribution of the Quality of Life assessment domains according to the sociodemographic variables. Norte- Fluminense municipality, RJ, Brazil, 2011.

Variables		n	%	Physical	p value	Psychological	p value	Level of independence	p value
Clinical condition					0.000*		0.000*		0.000*
	Asymptomatic	91	69.47	15.05		15.16		14.98
	Symptomatic	40	30.53	10.98		12.56		11.78
Self-perception of sickness					0.000*		0.000*		0.000*
	Yes	35	26.72	10.26		12.25		11.09
	No	96	73.28	15.10		15.14		15.06
Hospitalization for AIDS					0.364		0.510		0.034*
	Yes	48	36.64	13.44		14.13		13.25
	No	83	63.36	14.02		14.51		14.43
Bodily alterations due to High activity antiretroviral therapy					0.017*		0.032*		0.073
	Yes	81	80.20	13.33		14.07		13.46
	No	20	19.80	15.40		15.84		14.85
Variables				Social relationships	p value	Environment	p value	SRPB†	p value
Clinical condition					0.007*		0.039*		0.114
	Asymptomatic			15.02		12.98		14.36
	Symptomatic			13.28		12.01		13.13
Self-perception of sickness					0.001*		0.001*		0.001*
	Yes			12.89		11.46		12.09
	No			15.07		13.13		14.68
Hospitalization for AIDS					0.814		0.662		0.950
	Yes			14.40		12.81		13.98
	No			14.54		12.61		13.99
Bodily alterations due to High activity antiretroviral therapy					0.409		0.158		0.732
	Yes			14.36		12.63		14.21
	No			15.15		13.50		14.00

^* *p<0.05

^†Domains spirituality, religion and personal beliefs