Table 1.
Baseline PEth results among participants reporting No alcohol consumption in previous year at Initial Clinic Visit† (n=104)
| Variable | Response | Overall N (%) |
PEth Result | Unadjusted OR (95% CI) |
Adjusted OR (95% CI) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive (>=8)^ N (%) |
Negative (<8) N (%) |
|||||
| Overall | 104 (100%) | 30 (28.8%) | 74 (71.2%) | |||
| Prior Unhealthy Drinking (N=103) | Hazardous Drinking | 38 (36.9%) | 19 (63.3%) | 19 (26.0%) | 4.91 (1.98, 12.17)* | 4.72 (1.79, 12.46)* |
| Non-Hazardous Drinking | 65 (63.1%) | 11 (36.7%) | 54 (74.0%) | - Ref - | - Ref - | |
| Age | Highest Tertile | 20 (19.2%) | 7 (23.3%) | 13 (17.6%) | 1.57 (0.51, 4.86) | |
| Middle Tertile | 37 (35.6%) | 11 (36.7%) | 26 (35.1%) | 1.23 (0.47, 3.23) | ||
| Lowest Tertile | 47 (45.2%) | 12 (40.0%) | 35 (47.3%) | - Ref - | ||
| Sex | Male | 21 (20.2%) | 9 (30.0%) | 12 (16.2%) | 2.22 (0.82, 6.00) | |
| Female | 83 (79.8%) | 21 (70.0%) | 62 (83.8%) | - Ref - | ||
| Literacy | Literate | 70 (67.3%) | 19 (63.3%) | 51 (68.9%) | 0.78 (0.32, 1.90) | |
| Not Literate | 34 (32.7%) | 11 (36.7%) | 23 (31.1%) | - Ref - | ||
| Religion | Catholic | 34 (32.7%) | 15 (50.0%) | 19 (25.7%) | 2.50 (0.98, 6.39)** | 2.23 (0.79, 6.32) |
| Moslem | 10 (9.6%) | 2 (6.7%) | 8 (10.8%) | 0.79 (0.15, 4.25) | 1.07 (0.18, 6.30) | |
| Saved/Other | 10 (9.6%) | 1 (3.3%) | 9 (12.2%) | 0.35 (0.04, 3.07) | 0.42 (0.04, 4.25) | |
| Protestant/Anglican | 50 (48.1%) | 12 (40.0%) | 38 (51.4%) | - Ref - | - Ref - | |
| Spirituality Religiosity Index (SRI) | N Mean (Std Dev) Median (25th, 75th) |
103 99.3 (9.5) 102.0 (88.0, 108.0) |
29 96.1 (10.3) 93.0 (88.0, 107.0) |
74 100.6 (8.9) 103.5 (91.0, 108.0) |
0.95 (0.91, 1.00)* | 0.96 (0.91, 1.01) |
| Social Desirability Scale (SDS) | N Mean (Std Dev) Median (25th, 75th) |
102 8.9 (1.7) 9.0 (8.0, 10.0) |
30 8.9 (1.9) 9.0 (8.0, 10.0) |
72 8.9 (1.7) 9.0 (8.0, 10.0) |
1.01 (0.79, 1.30) | |
| Number of HIV Symptoms | N Mean (Std Dev) Median (25th, 75th) |
104 1.2 (1.1) 1.0 (0.0, 2.0) |
30 1.4 (1.4) 1.0 (0.0, 2.0) |
74 1.1 (1.0) 1.0 (0.0, 2.0) |
1.30 (0.90, 1.87) | |
| MOS-HIV Physical Functioning Scale (PFS) | N Mean (Std Dev) Median (25th, 75th) |
98 90.3 (18.1) 100.0 (83.3, 100.0) |
28 87.5 (22.3) 100.0 (83.3, 100.0) |
70 91.4 (16.2) 100.0 (83.3, 100.0) |
0.99 (0.97, 1.01) | |
| Health Status | Fair/Poor | 26 (25.0%) | 10 (33.3%) | 16 (21.6%) | 1.81 (0.71, 4.64) | |
| Good/Very Good/Excellent | 78 (75.0%) | 20 (66.7%) | 58 (78.4%) | - Ref - | ||
| Days since first HIV Diagnosis | N Mean (Std Dev) Median (25th, 75th) |
104 260.8 (528.4) 61.0 (28.0, 213.0) |
30 165.4 (395.5) 30.0 (26.0, 98.0) |
74 299.5 (571.4) 74.5 (31.0, 353.0) |
1.00 (1.00, 1.00) | |
| CD4 Cell Count | N Mean (Std Dev) Median (25th, 75th) |
104 557.7 (223.2) 508.0 (383.0, 724.0) |
30 552.0 (183.3) 514.0 (411.0, 685.0) |
74 560.0 (238.5) 498.0 (379.0, 737.0) |
1.00 (1.00, 1.00) | |
| Log10 Viral Load∞ | N Mean (Std Dev) Median (25th, 75th) |
104 3.9 (1.0) 4.1 (3.3, 4.5) |
30 3.8 (1.1) 3.7 (3.1, 4.9) |
74 3.9 (0.9) 4.1 (3.4, 4.5) |
0.95 (0.62, 1.48) | |
*
P-value < 0.05
**
P-values < 0.10
∞
Variable was not included in final multivariable model because at time of research, VL testing was not a routinely conducted test so not likely to be a feasible way to detect under-report of alcohol consumption
†
Participants who completed Baseline within 3 months of clinic visit
(SDS) (alpha in our data = 0.49), (SRI) (alpha in our data = 0.95)
^
For the Participants who tested PEth-positive: N = 30, median PEth 46.48 (IQR 14.16–397.00), Mean PEth 247.1 (SD=379.04)