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. 2017 Aug 30;15:65. doi: 10.1186/s12955-017-0636-6

Table 5.

Bivariate linear regression analysis of predictors and/or correlates of HRQoL of HIV infected patients with and without VL in Northwest Ethiopia

Patient characteristics HRQoL domains
Physical domain
(β-coefficient)
Psychological domain
(β-coefficient)
Social domain
(β-coefficient)
Spiritual domain
(β-coefficient)
Level of independence
(β-coefficient)
Environmental domain
(β-coefficient)
HIV-VL
(n = 125)
HIV
(n = 465)
HIV-VL
(n = 125)
HIV
(n = 465)
HIV-VL
(n = 125)
HIV
(n = 465)
HIV-VL
(n = 125)
HIV
(n = 465)
HIV-VL
(n = 125)
HIV
(n = 465)
HIV-VL
(n = 125)
HIV
(n = 465)
Age −0.096** −0.022* −0.035 −0.005 −0.011 0.001 0.037 0.019 −0.035 −0.012 0.013 0.027*
Sex
 Male 0.435 −0.097 0.291 −0.314 −0.298 0.269 1.021 −0.183 1.512 −0.119 0.229 0.153
 Female Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref.
Education
 Not educated Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref.
 Educated 1.225* 0.745*** 0.535 1.830*** 0.971* 1.551*** 0.036 −0.138 0.108 0.998*** −0.037 1.738***
Marital status
 Married −0.620 1.031*** 0.056 0.464* 0.313 1.573*** 0.018 0.029 −0.241 0.680** 0.163 0.565**
 Not married Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref.
Residence
 Urban 0.669 0.837* 0.502 0.519 1.121* 1.058* −0.606 0.892* 0.057 0.791* 0.866* 0.306
 Rural Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref.
CD4 count
 <201 Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref.
 > = 201 1.671* 0.602* 2.643*** 1.114* 1.531* 0.498 0.255 0.404 2.775*** 0.918** 2.349*** 0.641
Hb level
 <12.8 Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref.
 > = 12.8 −0.091 0.836*** −1.737 0.737** −0.736 0.750** −0.504 0.022 −2.804* 0.221 −1.461 0.861***
Duration of ART 0.332*** 0.179*** 0.501*** 0.287*** 0.342*** 0.231*** 0.407*** −0.043 0.454*** 0.121*** 0.306*** 0.262***
Kessler depressive symptoms −2.351*** −2.641*** −3.061*** −1.560*** −2.205*** −0.969*** −2.199*** −1.460*** −2.209*** −1.897*** −2.447*** −1.256***

Ref. reference category

*p-value < 0.20; **p-value < 0.05; ***p-value <0.01