Abstract P249 – Table 1. Mean total CAS scores of PLWHIV categorised into socio‐demographic and HIV‐related variables.
PLWHIV	Mean total CAS score [min. score, max. score] (no. of participants ≥9, % of participants ≥9)	p‐value (comparing mean total CAS scores)
Overall (n = 114)	1.18 [0, 15] (5, 4.4%)
Age in years		p = 0.524
20 to 29 (n = 2)	0.50 [0, 1] (0, 0%)
30 to 39 (n = 13)	0.23 [0, 1] (0, 0%)
40 to 49 (n = 26)	2.38 [0, 15] (3, 11.5%)
50 to 59 (n = 43)	1.19 [0, 12] (2, 4.7%)
60 to 69 (n = 10)	0.90 [0, 5] (0, 0%)
70+ (n = 6)	0.17 [0, 1] (0, 0%)
Gender		p = 0.116
Male (n = 95)	0.84 [0, 12] (2, 2.1%)
Female (n = 18)	2.83 [0, 15] (3, 16.7%)
Other (n = 1)	3.00 [0, 3] (0, 0%)
Ethnicity		p = 0.079
White (n = 66)	0.61 [0, 3] (0, 0%)
Asian (n = 4)	0.00 [0, 0] (0, 0%)
Black African (n = 22)	2.77 [0, 15] (3, 13.6%)
Other ethnic minorities (n = 8)	3.50 [0, 12] (2, 25%)
Household		p = 0.503
Living alone (n = 36)	1.38 [0, 12] (2, 5.4%)
Not living alone (n = 77)	1.08 [0, 15] (3, 3.9%)
Education		p = 0.973
Post‐secondary education (e.g. university, vocational training) (n = 95)	1.53 [0, 15] (4, 4.2%)
No post‐secondary education (n = 17)	1.12 [0, 13] (1, 5.9%)
Enough money to cover basic necessities		p = 0.266
Always/mostly (n = 103)	1.04 [0, 15] (3, 2.9%)
No/sometimes (n = 9)	3.00 [0, 13] (2, 22.2%)
Pandemic concerns	N/A (Simple linear regression analysis, β = 0.332) ‐ for every increase in 1 pandemic concern, CAS score increases by 0.332	p < 0.001
Access to health and support services (n = 30)
Increased anxiety (n = 48)
Becoming mentally unwell (n = 23)
Family and relationships (n = 37)
Isolation (n = 35)
Negative feelings (n = 43)
Practical aspects of life (n = 47)
Concern about yourself or your family contracting the virus (n = 42)
No concerns (n = 17)
History of pre‐pandemic anxiety/depression		p = 0.208
Yes (n = 38)	1.87 [0, 15] (3, 7.9%)
No (n = 65)	0.95 [0, 13] (2, 3.1%)
Past COVID infection (e.g. confirmed PCR (polymerase chain reaction) + or antibody test)		p = 0.021
Yes (n = 74)	1.59 [0, 15] (5, 6.8%)
No (n = 30)	0.40 [0, 5] (0, 0%)
Long COVID symptoms ‐ only those with past COVID infection		p = 0.085
Yes (n = 37)	2.27 [0, 15] (4, 10.8%)
No (n = 37)	0.92 [0, 10] (1, 2.7%)
HIV‐related variables:
Most recent HIV viral load, mean in RNA/mL		p = 0.817
<50 (n = 109)	1.18 [0, 15] (5, 4.6%)
>50 (n = 5)	1.00 [0, 5] (0, 0%)
Most recent CD4+ T cell count, mean in cells/mm3		p = 0.106
CD4+ T cell count <350 (n = 11)	0.09 [0, 1] (0, 0%)
CD4+ T cell count ≥350 (n = 75)	1.05 [0, 13] (3, 4.0%)
Comorbidities (e.g. hypertension, diabetes, asthma, obesity etc.)		p = 0.804
One or more conditions (n = 62)	1.26 [0, 15] (3, 4.8%)
None (n = 40)	1.18 [0, 13] (2, 5.0%)