Table 3. Multivariate analysis of the domains of quality of life of persons living with HIV/AIDS, treated at the SAE of Natal and Mossoró, State of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, from April 2012 to June 2014. (n = 227).
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D | IC95% | p | D | IC95% | p | D | IC95% | p | |
Gender | - | - | - | -8.51 | -17.24–0.21 | 0.05 | -8.51 | -15.14– -1.88 | 0.01 |
Age | 18.85 | 8.53–29.16 | 0.01 | - | - | - | 8.82 | 2.08–15.57 | 0.01 |
Education level | - | - | - | 6.22 | -3.18–15.63 | 0.19 | - | - | - |
Socioeconomic status | - | - | - | 21.9 | 12.91–30.9 | 0.01 | 5.39 | -1.42–12.2 | 0.12 |
Work | - | - | - | -2.57 | -11.88–6.73 | 0.58 | - | - | - |
Physical exercise | -15.27 | -29.65– -0.89 | 0.03 | -27.05 | -39.92– -14.2 | 0.01 | -11.6 | -21.4– -1.8 | 0.02 |
CD4 T-cell | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.37 | 0.09–14.65 | 0.04 |
Viral load | - | - | - | - | - | - | -2.45 | -10.91–6.01 | 0.56 |
Time of medication | 1.01 | -10.04–12.07 | 0.85 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
SAE: Specialized Care Service; D: difference
Significance level: p < 0.05.