Table 2.

Univariate regression analyses of physical health and mental health summary scores. (N = 496)

Variables	Physical health summary			Mental health summary
	β	(95% CI)	p	β	(95% CI)	p
Demographic variables
Age 20-34	Ref.			Ref.
Age 35-49	−4.80	(−7.54, −2.06)	<0.001	1.28	(−1.81, 4.38)	0.415
Age 50+	−7.97	(−11.1, −4.83)	<0.001	1.14	(−2.40, 4.68)	0.528
Female	−1.39	(−3.63, 0.84)	0.222	−4.08	(−6.52, −1.64)	0.001
Caucasian	−2.82	(−5.02, −0.61)	0.012	−0.78	(−3.23, 1.66)	0.529
Heterosexual	−1.13	(−3.14, 0.88)	0.270	−3.03	(−5.23, −0.83)	0.007
Economic variables
No high school degreedegree	−2.76	(−5.11, −0.42)	0.021	−3.49	(−6.08, −0.91)	0.008
Unemployed	−7.44	(−9.75, −5.13)	<0.001	−6.23	(−8.82, −3.64)	<0.001
Low income (< 1150 CAD/month)	−1.15	(−3.06, 0.75)	0.235	−3.23	(−5.31, −1.14)	0.003
Social variables
Low support (MOS-SSS < 43)	−3.39	(−5.27, −1.51)	<0.001	−6.96	(−8.96, −4.95)	<0.001
Living alone	−2.10	(−4.0, −0.20)	0.030	−1.98	(−4.07, 0.11)	0.064
Clinical variables
A history of AIDS diagnosis	−5.07	(−6.92, −3.22)	<0.001	−3.09	(−5.18, −1.01)	0.004
CD4 count < 200 cells/mL [n = 412]	−2.48	(−4.58, −0.38)	0.021	0.56	(−1.82, 2.93)	0.646
Years since HIV diagnosis	−0.15	(−0.29, −0.00)	0.045	0.22	(0.06, 0.38)	0.007
Years since starting ART [n = 379]	−0.20	(−0.40, −0.01)	0.041	0.21	(−0.01, −0.43)	0.063
Basic needs variable
Unmet basic needs	−6.58 a	(−9.31, −3.86)	<0.001	−8.24 b	(−11.25, −5.24)	<0.001

Bold values are significant of p < 0.05. ^aEstimates (β) unmet needs: food = −3.95, clothing = −3.81, housing costs = −4.23 (all, p < 0.001), risk of homelessness = −1.66 (p > 0.05). ^bEstimates (β) unmet needs: food = −5.9, clothing = −5.4, housing costs = −5.43 or risk of homelessness = −3.64 (all, p < 0.001), CI: Confidence Interval; MOS-SSS: Medical Outcomes Study Social Support Survey; ART: antiretroviral therapy