Table 5.
Significant covariates of latent classes of negative affect trajectories
| Covariates | Negative affect trajectories | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Increase (1) n = 73 |
Stability (2) n = 39 |
Decrease (3) n = 29 |
|
| Gender | |||
| Men | 53 | 39 | 28 |
| Women | 20 | 0 | 1 |
| Cross-tabulation comparison | χ2 = 18.83, df = 2, p < .001 | ||
| CD4 | M (SD) | M (SD) | M (SD) |
| Baseline count | 595.53 (214.74) | 689.62 (302.56) | 542.28 (181.80) |
| T3–T1 change | − 78.02 (168.70) | 81.34 (214.84) | 86.89 (202.34) |
| Pairwise comparisons | 1 vs 2 | 1 vs 3 | 2 vs 3 |
| CD4 baseline count | 4.71* | 0.79 | 6.09** |
| CD4 T3–T1 change | 7.51** | 7.72** | 0.15 |
M mean, SD standard deviation; T1, T3 measurement points: T1 baseline, T3 1 year after baseline; for pairwise comparisons Wald values with df = 1
*p < .05; **p < .01; ***p < .001