Table 2.
Association between covariates and quality of life.
| Variables | PCS | MCS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean ± SD | t/F(P) | Mean ± SD | t/F(P) | |
| Sociodemographics | ||||
| Age group (year) | ||||
| 50-59 | 50.38 ± 10.21 | 50.77 ± 13.08 | ||
| 60-69 | 48.63 ± 10.47 | 52.90 ± 11.28 | ||
| ≥70 | 45.07 ± 13.06 | 7.42 (0.001) | 55.15 ± 9.68 | 4.59 (0.011) |
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 48.73 ± 10.94 | 53.93 ± 10.79 | ||
| Female | 47.92 ± 11.39 | 0.77 (0.444) | 49.57 ± 13.14 | 3.64 (<0.001) |
| Nationality | ||||
| Han | 48.49 ± 11.07 | 52.67 ± 11.70 | ||
| Minority | 50.33 ± 10.94 | -0.29 (0.774) | 51.80 ± 8.78 | 0.13 (0.898) |
| Place of residence | ||||
| Rural | 48.30 ± 11.16 | 52.52 ± 11.64 | ||
| Urban | 49.15 ± 10.74 | 53.14 ± 11.84 | ||
| Education attainment | ||||
| Illiteracy | 45.26 ± 12.40 | 53.46 ± 12.05 | ||
| Primary school | 47.49 ± 11.34 | 52.14 ± 11.78 | ||
| Junior high school or above | 51.22 ± 9.41 | 10.99 (<0.001) | 52.98 ± 11.41 | 0.53 (0.591) |
| Marital status | ||||
| Unmarried | 42.89 ± 14.89 | 56.43 ± 11.40 | ||
| Married and living with the spouse | 48.76 ± 10.64 | 52.86 ± 11.21 | ||
| Married but not living with the spouse | 50.29 ± 10.10 | 52.86 ± 12.17 | ||
| Divorced/widowed | 48.14 ± 10.76 | 1.66 (0.170) | 51.99 ± 12.28 | 2.13 (0.090) |
| Employment status | ||||
| Employed | 52.29 ± 8.14 | 53.09 ± 10.41 | ||
| Retired | 50.16 ± 9.37 | 55.62 ± 9.59 | ||
| Unemployed | 46.49 ± 12.01 | 14.89 (<0.001) | 51.80 ± 12.51 | 3.33 (0.040) |
| Average monthly personal income (in RMB) | ||||
| None | 44.87 ± 11.52 | 53.13 ± 10.05 | ||
| <1,000 | 45.72 ± 11.77 | 53.03 ± 12.38 | ||
| 1,000-1,999 | 51.12 ± 10.23 | 51.89 ± 11.22 | ||
| ≥2,000 | 51.98 ± 8.54 | 13.88 (<0.001) | 52.66 ± 11.44 | 0.29 (0.830) |
| Disease-related characteristics | ||||
| Route of HIV transmission | ||||
| Sexual behavior with the spouse | 47.62 ± 10.96 | 50.23 ± 12.43 | ||
| Sexual behavior with a nonspouse opposite-sex partner | 48.16 ± 11.31 | 52.98 ± 11.63 | ||
| Sexual behavior with a same-sex partner | 54.25 ± 6.22 | 56.11 ± 8.90 | ||
| Blood transfusion | 51.68 ± 10.64 | 3.33 (0.020) | 55.80 ± 9.55 | 3.50 (0.020) |
| Infection of the spouse with HIV | ||||
| Yes | 48.48 ± 10.51 | 51.08 ± 11.95 | ||
| No | 48.84 ± 11.09 | 53.23 ± 11.44 | ||
| Do not have a spouse | 45.08 ± 14.09 | -0.66 (0.509) | 57.84 ± 10.46 | 3.06 (0.002) |
| Time since diagnosis (years) | ||||
| <1 | 47.64 ± 11.40 | 51.93 ± 12.86 | ||
| 1-3 | 49.25 ± 11.23 | 51.66 ± 10.94 | ||
| >3 | 48.36 ± 10.53 | 0.96 (0.390) | 54.60 ± 11.23 | 3.39 (0.034) |
| Duration of antiretroviral therapy (years) | ||||
| ≤2 | 48.59 ± 11.18 | 51.81 ± 12.09 | ||
| >2 | 48.31 ± 10.86 | 0.27 (0.770) | 54.33 ± 10.68 | 2.37 (0.040) |
| CD4+ cell counts in the most recent episode of testing (cells/μl) | ||||
| <200 | 48.71 ± 10.86 | 53.38 ± 10.86 | ||
| 200-350 | 47.24 ± 11.98 | 52.77 ± 12.56 | ||
| 351-500 | 49.83 ± 10.40 | 52.13 ± 11.81 | ||
| >500 | 48.58 ± 10.34 | 1.01 (0.400) | 52.13 ± 11.09 | 0.29 (0.890) |
Boldfaced numbers indicate p < 0.1. RMB: renminbi.