Table 2. Descriptive statistics on QoL domains and depressive symptoms (adjusted for covariates).^a .

	<50 years (n = 1009)	≥50 years (n = 185)	F
	M (95% CI)	M (95% CI)
Quality of lifeb
Physical	63.90 (62.58–65.22)	58.85 (55.67–62.04)	8.04**	.007
Psychological	59.99 (58.82–61.16)	57.73 (54.90–60.55)	2.07	.002
Level of independence	65.19 (63.88–66.49)	60.66 (57.51–63.81)	6.63*	.006
Social relationships	61.27 (60.03–62.51)	57.55 (54.57–60.59)	4.84*	.004
Environment	56.49 (55.58–57.39)	56.21 (54.03–58.38)	0.05	.000
Spirituality	59.62 (58.22–61.02)	58.32 (54.95–61.69)	0.48	.000
Overall QoL	53.54 (52.30–54.77)	51.63 (48.64–54.62)	1.31	.001
Depressive symptoms
Depression – cognitive	8.25 (7.78–8.72)	7.89 (6.75–9.03)	0.32	.000
Depression – somatic	5.77 (5.48–6.06)	7.05 (6.36–7.75)	10.90**	.009

^aMultivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) adjusted for education, marital status, employment status, mode of HIV transmission, time since HIV diagnosis and presence of other co-infections.

^bA higher score corresponds to a better QoL.

*p < .05

**p < .01.