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Table 1 Bivariate analysis of the standard scores of the HAT-QoL domains according to the socio-demographic variables of the 177 participants of the study in Brazil, 2012

From: Oral health associated with quality of life of people living with HIV/AIDS in Brazil

HAT-QoL domains

Variables

General activity

Sexual activity

Confidentiality concern

Health concern

Financial concern

HIV acceptance

Satisfaction with life

Questions related to medication

Trust in physician

Socio-demographic variables

Age

         

18-34

81.8

65.4

35.1

55.6

48.4

67.7

81.8

84.2

92.6

35-44

76.4

59.5

41.2

61.8

30.7

70.8

77.2

88.6

97.7

45-70

71.8

45.2

49.8

68.0

42.2

83.2

77.7

86.6

96.7

p value

0.109

0.014

0.017

0.004

0.021

0.021

0.687

0.476

0.157

Sex

         

Female

72.0

45.8

39.0

58.8

33.1

69.0

72.0

85.1

94.9

Male

80.2

65.8

47.7

67.4

46.4

81.7

85.8

88.7

97.5

p value

0.025

0.001

0.041

0.003

0.009

0.009

0.001

0.184

0.198

Color

         

White

72.3

59.9

55.5

64.8

44.4

82.5

75.6

92.3

98.9

Black

76.3

52.8

40.2

63.5

42.1

76.9

81.8

87.2

99.1

Brown

76.6

54.7

40.9

62.1

37.0

72.2

78.1

85.1

94.4

p value

0.692

0.740

0.026

0.773

0.491

0.285

0.644

0.158

0.089

Marital status

         

Single

80.2

54.8

45.2

62.9

38.8

73.8

80.0

88.0

97.9

Married/Consensual union

74.0

70.0

46.2

66.4

38.3

85.5

82.2

82.8

97.2

Widowed

63.0

12.8

36.5

61.1

43.7

64.7

64.9

89.8

91.6

Separated/Divorced

74.1

50.4

48.7

64.5

45.1

77.9

76.8

85.9

90.8

p value

0.114

0.000

0.216

0.687

0.900

0.312

0.425

0.722

0.177

Education

         

Illiterate

62.6

50.6

42.6

66.1

18.3

69.9

76.0

78.8

93.6

8 or < of study

76.8

50.5

44.3

61.7

37.3

71.6

78.7

86.6

96.7

9 years or more of study

75.1

57.7

42.6

62.7

42.4

79.5

76.2

89.1

96.2

p value

0.162

0.079

0.921

0.683

0.015

0.325

0.663

0.335

0.834

Link to employment

         

Employed

84.4

69.7

36.7

64.4

46.7

77.9

85.3

88.7

95.9

Not employed

67.9

41.8

49.2

61.4

32.5

72.2

72.2

85.0

96.3

p value

0.000

0.000

0.002

0.296

0.005

0.246

0.002

0.167

0.839

Personal income

         

Less than 1 MS

57.0

41.6

52.5

56.1

18.0

72.2

60.5

89.5

92.1

1 to 2 MS

77.0

53.1

41.0

63.8

39.2

74.1

80.2

87.1

96.9

3 to 4 Ms

83.7

68.6

47.2

66.2

53.5

81.3

82.7

86.3

97.4

More than 4 MS

84.4

55.0

36.0

61.0

49.0

76.8

94.4

85.0

96.6

p value

0.002

0.146

0.684

0.557

0.006

0.572

0.003

0.931

0.123

Variables related to HIV and habits

VL

         

Undetectable

77.4

53.9

46.1

65.2

39.3

78.9

81.6

88.3

97.7

<10000

73.9

56.9

42.8

62.6

44.1

68.8

82.1

90.7

96.3

>10000

74.2

59.0

38.3

60.6

38.3

70.3

70.0

79.8

91.8

p value

0.689

0.757

0.290

0.399

0.796

0.196

0.062

0.016

0.059

CD4

         

<200

57.4

59.2

47.2

72.2

29.8

79.6

60.5

82.6

98.1

From 200 to 350

72.9

60.4

43.3

54.1

39.8

63.4

73.0

80.7

91.0

>350

76.0

55.6

43.4

63.7

39.5

75.4

78.5

86.4

96.0

p value

0.039

0.722

0.915

0.006

0.680

0.096

0.058

0.145

0.112

Years since Discovering HIV

         

Less than 1 year

72.7

52.0

31.2

41.2

39.1

61.3

70.3

78.7

86.5

From 1 to 5 years

80.3

63.7

39.5

65.5

42.6

70.0

79.6

86.5

94.5

More than 5 years

78.0

58.1

42.0

66.0

40.2

77.6

84.6

89.2

96.9

p value

0.155

0.089

0.146

0.003

0.774

0.294

0.126

0.447

0.098

Transmission mode

         

Heterosexual relations

71.4

49.3

41.7

59.6

36.0

69.8

74.9

83.3

95.1

Homosexual relations

84.9

68.5

46.6

67.0

50.6

87.7

88.1

90.2

96.7

Use of drugs

100.0

100.0

80.0

45.0

0

100.0

81.0

81.0

100.0

Blood transfusion

69.5

0

57.5

70.0

44.0

100.0

100.0

94.0

100.0

Mother to child

100.0

50.0

70.0

77.5

84.5

100.0

94.0

100.0

100.0

p value

0.043

0.026

0.370

0.146

0.065

0.046

0.167

0.096

0.891

From whom contracted

         

Actual partner

79.1

55.5

28.3

50.8

42.8

86.1

68.1

88.5

77.8

Ex partner

57.8

26.2

45.7

57.1

27.1

64.8

61.6

84.5

92.5

Mother

100.0

50.0

70.0

77.5

84.5

100.0

94.0

100.0

100.0

Do not know

79.1

62.0

43.8

65.4

40.0

77.8

81.9

89.4

98.6

p value

0.026

0.012

0.075

0.323

0.203

0.247

0.124

0.349

0.006

Use of HAART

         

Yes

76.3

54.7

45.4

63.3

39.7

77.5

80.8

88.4

97.8

No

74.0

57.0

35.8

61.2

38.1

66.2

70.5

81.3

90.6

p value

0.600

0.742

0.053

0.547

0.797

0.051

0.040

0.028

0.003

Non use of HAART

         

Yes

64.0

49.4

53.7

57.1

22.0

61.4

65.6

83.0

97.9

No

80.6

55.9

43.0

65.5

46.0

82.3

85.8

90.1

97.7

p value

0.000

0.406

0.048

0.029

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.075

0.930

Smokers

         

Yes

75.1

63.5

39.6

62.7

25.9

79.1

73.1

83.7

98.7

No

76.0

52.8

44.3

62.9

43.3

73.7

80.1

87.7

95.4

p value

0.978

0.025

0.721

0.519

0.602

0.816

0.930

0.064

0.103

Consumes alcoholic drinks

Yes

77.7

65.3

38.6

60.4

33.2

75.4

78.5

85.1

95.8

No

74.9

50.3

45.5

64.0

42.3

74.7

78.5

87.6

96.3

p value

0.474

0.015

0.117

0.242

0.094

0.897

0.993

0.379

0.810

Use of illicit drugs

         

Yes

71.8

50.8

55.0

43.7

26.6

61.5

55.3

68.7

89.6

No

76.0

55.4

42.6

63.7

40.0

75.6

79.6

87.6

96.4

p value

0.638

0.745

0.215

0.004

0.277

0.229

0.016

0.003

0.162

Used contraception before HIV

Never

74.8

47.5

46.7

63.9

36.8

73.4

78.2

88.8

98.2

Always

74.7

64.6

45.0

77.5

46.8

75.0

68.0

85.0

91.6

Sometimes

76.4

64.6

45.0

77.5

78.5

100.0

94.0

100.0

100.0

p value

0.841

0.000

0.249

0.603

0.380

0.286

0.455

0.678

0.055

Oral health variables

         

Caries

         

≤ 3

75.5

52.9

42.0

62.5

62.5

40.6

78.6

86.8

96.6

>3

76.5

60.2

45.8

63.5

63.5

36.5

78.2

86.7

95.1

p value

0.810

0.24

0.403

0.761

0.461

0.995

0.927

0.972

0.497

Teeth loss

         

≤9

76.2

58.8

40.5

60.3

39.2

74.6

79.6

86.5

95.2

>9

75.6

49.0

49.3

66.5

41.0

77.6

77.7

87.5

97.9

p value

0.861

0.106

0.036

0.039

0.076

0.544

0.671

0.725

0.191

Obturated

         

≤6

77.1

57.8

47.0

64.4

41.2

76.8

80.5

86.1

97.7

>6

73.9

50.2

38.2

59.5

37.5

73.7

76.0

88.3

97.1

p value

0.398

0.212

0.041

0.109

0.487

0.540

0.301

0.436

0.516

DMFT index

         

≤18

78.0

58.1

41.4

59.8

39.4

71.8

82.5

84.4

94.6

>18

73.6

52.2

45.1

66.0

39.3

78.2

74.4

89.3

97.7

p value

0.231

0.315

0.374

0.033

0.977

0.191

0.055

0.069

0.120

PCI

         

≤2

41.6

33.3

50.0

50.0

33.3

44.3

47.6

79.0

100.0

>2

83.4

50.3

40.6

64.3

48.4

73.5

82.9

90.3

98.5

p value

0.022

0.759

0.304

0.707

0.273

0.182

0.278

0.074

0.445

Use of dentures

         

Yes

76.8

44.9

45.3

68.6

43.8

80.1

81.5

91.2

99.1

No

75.4

59.2

42.4

60.6

37.6

72.9

77.3

85.1

95.0

p value

0.751

0.026

0.533

0.013

0.273

0.186

0.379

0.041

0.066

Denture need

         

Yes

72.2

50.5

44.7

62.8

36.5

72.8

75.8

87.0

97.1

No

81.4

62.1

40.6

62.6

44.6

78.3

82.6

86.3

94.5

p value

0.014

0.053

0.338

0.927

0.121

0.276

0.116

0.817

0.211

  1. Note: values in italic: p < 0.05.