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Table 5 Predictors of physical QoL among TB/HIV co-infected and HIV-infected patients without TB

From: Change in quality of life: a follow up study among patients with HIV infection with and without TB in Ethiopia

 

TB/HIV co-infected

HIV-infected without TB

Variables

β (SE)

P-value

β (SE)

P-value

Sex

    

Male

1.00

 

1.00

 

Female

−0.26 (0.4)

0.5

0.07

0.7

Mean CD4 count

    

<50

1.00

 

1.00

 

50-100

0.98 (0.8)

0.2

0.13 (0.3)

0.7

101-200

0.28 (0.8)

0.7

0.17 (0.28)

0.5

>200

0.20 (0.8)

0.8

0.19 (0.29)

0.5

WHO staging

    

I

NA

 

1.00

 

II

NA

 

−0.11 (0.3)

0.7

III

1.00

 

−0.28 (0.3)

0.3

VI

−0.91 (0.6)

0.1

0.05 (0.3)

0.9

Adherence to ART

    

Yes

1.00

 

1.00

 

No

−0.61 (1.2)

0.6

−0.31 (0.5)

0.5

Adherence to anti-TB

    

Yes

1.00

 

NA

 

No

0.27 (1.4)

0.8

  

Social support

    

Yes

1.00

 

1.00

 

No

−0.27 (0.5)

0.6

0.11 (0.3)

0.7

Source of income

    

Yes

1.00

 

1.00

 

No

−0.49 (0.6)

0.4

−0.35 (0.2)

0.07

CMD

    

Normal

1.00

 

1.00

 

Moderate

−0.21 (0.7)

0.8

−0.69 (0.2)

0.001

High

−0.88 (0.6)

0.2

−1.37 (0.2)

0.000

Very high

−2.48 (0.6)

0.000

−2.34 (0.3)

0.000

Employment

    

Yes

1.00

 

1.00

 

No

0.42 (0.7)

0.6

−0.17 (0.3)

0.6

  1. *NA = not applicable.