Table 2.
Main Effects and Gender × Group Interaction Effects Analysis for Study Outcomes Using Hierarchical Linear Models
Outcome | Group coefficienta | t ratio | df | p | Gender × Group coefficientb | t ratio | df | p |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PTSD total score | −0.53 | −0.95 | 239 | .35 | −2.26 | −2.09 | 237 | .038 |
HAM–D | −0.03 | −0.18 | 233 | .86 | −1.19 | −3.26 | 232 | .002 |
HIV symptoms | −0.12 | −1.19 | 239 | .24 | −0.06 | −2.31 | 237 | .022 |
CD4 cells | −1.03 | −0.19 | 234 | .85 | 0.13 | 0.24 | 234 | .811 |
HIV viral load log10 | 0.08 | 1.79 | 234 | .07 | −0.06 | −0.77 | 234 | .444 |
Note. PTSD = Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Scale; HAM–D = Hamilton Depression Scale; HIV symptoms = HIV symptom checklist.
A negative coefficient indicates the trauma group had a greater decrease over time than the control writing group.
A negative coefficient indicates that women in trauma had a greater decrease over time (slope) that the three other groups.