Table 2.
Results of cox regression with prayer predicting mortality/survival adjusting for biomedical and sociodemographic variables in a cohort of 102 participants living with HIV
| B | SE | χ2Δ Wald | p | HR-mortality (95% CI) | HR-survival (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prayer frequencya | − .152 | .128 | 1.427 | .232 | .859 (.669 − 1.103) | 1.16 (0.907 − 1.494) |
| Self-prayera | .132 | .480 | .075 | .784 | 1.141 (.445 − 2.922) | 0.876 (.342 − 2.247) |
| Prayer for known othersa | − .727 | .363 | 4.006 | .045* | .483 (.237 − .985) | 2.07 (1.015 − 4.219) |
| Prayer for unknown othersa | − .176 | .297 | .349 | .555 | .839 (.468 − 1.503) | 1.19 (0.665 − 2.136) |
SE = standard error; df = 1; both HR-mortality and HR-survival are included for ease of interpretation
*p < .05
a Each entered individually as a continuous predictor, adjusting for biomedical variables (baseline CD4 count, age, and prescribed antiretroviral medication [no medication, combination therapy, or highly active antiretroviral therapy]), and sociodemographic variables (sex, education, and race/ethnicity).