Table II:

Sensations and pill qualities noted by persons living with HIV who do and do not skip pills due to aversion symptoms

	Bivariable analysis			Multivariable analysis
	Skip pills N=94 (25.5)	Do not skip pills N=275 (74.5)	p-value	Adjusted Odds Ratio*	95% CI
Sensations
Gagging	15 (16.0)	15 (5.5)	0.001	2.61	1.00–6.85
Choking	8 (8.5)	7 (2.6)	0.011	1.77	0.49–6.35
Vomiting	9 (9.6)	3 (1.1)	<0.001	4.51	0.84–24.16
Feeling of pill getting stuck	21 (22.3)	27 (9.8)	0.002	1.91	0.88–4.14
Nausea	23 (24.5)	5 (1.8)	<0.001	28.11	7.48–105.62
Heavy feeling in stomach	17 (18.1)	4 (1.5)	<0.001	11.12	3.08—40.16
Total number of the above problems	1.1 (1.6)	0.2 (0.7)	<0.001
Pill characteristics
Taste	25 (26.6)	15 (5.5)	<0.001	3.22	1.41–7.33
Smell	18 (19.2)	4 (1.5)	<0.001	9.46	2.59–34.54
Size	34 (36.2)	36 (13.1)	<0.001	3.93	1.97–7.84
Color	3 (3.2)	2 (0.7)	0.074	5.39	0.64–45.34
Texture	6 (6.4)	5 (1.8)	0.025	3.03	0.75–12.23
Shape	7 (7.5)	5 (1.8)	0.008	3.45	0.80–14.79
Total number of above pill qualities	1.0 (1.4)	0.27 (0.6)	<0.001

Data displayed as N(%) or mean (standard deviation).

^*Adjusted for race/ethnicity, gender, age, marital status, education, employment status, public insurance, and mental health diagnosis.