Table 1.
Descriptive statistics of the participants (n = 529).
| n (%) | Mean ± SD | |
|---|---|---|
| Sociodemographic characteristics | ||
| Age group (years) | ||
| 50-59 | 166 (31.4) | |
| 60-69 | 262 (49.5) | |
| ≥70 | 101 (19.1) | |
| Gender | ||
| Male | 375 (70.9) | |
| Female | 154 (29.1) | |
| Nationality | ||
| Han | 526 (99.4) | |
| Minority | 3 (0.6) | |
| Place of residence | ||
| Rural | 408 (77.1) | |
| Urban | 121 (22.9) | |
| Education attainment | ||
| Illiteracy | 86 (16.2) | |
| Primary school | 249 (47.1) | |
| Junior high school or above | 194 (36.7) | |
| Marital status | ||
| Unmarried | 29 (5.5) | |
| Married and living with the spouse | 270 (51.1) | |
| Married but not living with the spouse | 78 (14.7) | |
| Divorced/widowed | 152 (28.7) | |
| Employment status | ||
| Employed | 137 (25.9) | |
| Retired | 73 (13.8) | |
| Unemployed | 319 (60.3) | |
| Average monthly personal income (in RMB) | ||
| None | 42 (7.9) | |
| <1,000 | 228 (43.2) | |
| 1,000-1,999 | 135 (25.5) | |
| ≥2,000 | 124 (23.4) | |
| Disease-related characteristics | ||
| Route of HIV transmission | ||
| Sexual behavior with the spouse | 129 (24.4) | |
| Sexual behavior with a nonspouse opposite-sex partner | 345 (65.2) | |
| Sexual behavior with a same-sex partner | 28 (5.3) | |
| Blood transfusion | 27 (5.1) | |
| Infection of the spouse with HIV | ||
| Yes | 202 (38.1) | |
| No | 298 (56.4) | |
| Do not have a spouse | 29 (5.5) | |
| Time since diagnosis (years) | ||
| <1 | 156 (29.5) | |
| 1-3 | 207 (39.1) | |
| >3 | 166 (31.4) | |
| Duration of antiretroviral therapy (years) | ||
| ≤2 | 350 (66.2) | |
| >2 | 179 (33.8) | |
| Stage of HIV infection | ||
| HIV | 249 (47.1) | |
| AIDS | 277 (52.4) | |
| Missing | 3 (0.5) | |
| CD4+ cell counts in the most recent episode of testing (cells/μl) | ||
| <200 | 145 (27.4) | |
| 200-350 | 167 (31.6) | |
| 351-500 | 124 (23.4) | |
| >500 | 87 (16.4) | |
| Missing | 6 (1.2) | |
| Social capital | ||
| Individual and family social capital | 19.2 ± 4.9 | |
| Community and society social capital | 23.9 ± 3.1 | |
| Overall social capital | 43.2 ± 6.3 | |
| Quality of life | ||
| Physical health summary | 48.5 ± 11.5 | |
| Mental health summary | 52.7 ± 11.7 | |
RMB: renminbi. 1 USD = 6.7 RMB at the time of the investigation.