Table 2.
Summary of studies of correlates of physical activity in people living with HIV
| Determinant variable | Significantly related to PA |
Unrelated to PA |
Summary code° | ||
| Study* | Assoc. | Study* | Assoc. | % studies reporting assoc. |
|
| Demographic factors | |||||
| Age (older) | 38, 39 | - | - | 100% (2/2) | |
| Gender (female) | 7, 38 | - | 37, 39, 40 | ? | 40% (2/5) |
| Biological factors | |||||
| Exposure to antiviral therapy (yes) |
39 | - | 38, 40 | 0 | 33% (1/3) |
| Duration antiviral treatment (longer) |
39 | 0 | 0% (0/1) | ||
| HIV status (WHO clinical stage higher) |
7 | - | - | 100% (1/1) | |
| HIV viral load (higher) | 7 | - | - | 100% (1/1) | |
| Number of CD4 cells/µl (lower) |
7 | - | - | 100% (1/1) | |
| Body mass index (higher) |
7 | - | - | 100% (1/1) | |
| Opportunistic infections (present) |
7 | - | - | 100% (1/1) | |
|
Behavioral attributes /skills |
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Psychological, cognitive and emotional factors |
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| Social/cultural factors | |||||
| Physical environment | |||||
| Food insecurity (present) |
7M | + | 7F | ? | 50% (1/2) |
| Policy factors | |||||
PA=physical activity;
*
Reference numbers;
°
The percentages in parentheses refer to the number of associations supporting the expected association divided by the total number of associations for thevariable. Associations are coded with: “0” (0–33% of studies supporting association); “?” (34%–59% of studies supporting an association); or “+” or “−” (60%–100% of studies supporting an association).