Quality of life in individuals living with HIV/AIDS attending a public sector antiretroviral service in Cape Town, South Africa

Table 5 Subjects reporting problems in the EQ-5D dimensions (%) and median EQ VAS score by ART status across CD4 count strata

	Total	ART-naïve	ART	P value
	N (%)	N (%)	N (%)
Mobility (CD4 count, cells/μL)
≤200	16 (6.9)	14 (8.6)	2 (2.9)	0.113
201-350	13 (5.4)	6 (6.0)	7 (5.0)	0.736
351-500	6 (3.9)	3 (4.7)	3 (3.3)	0.649
>500	16 (10.3)	10 (13.2)	6 (7.5)	0.244
Self care
≤200	1 (0.4)	1(0.61)	0 (0.0)	0.511
201-350	1 (0.4)	1 (1.0)	0 (0.0)	0.236
351-500	1 (0.6)	0 (0.0)	1 (1.1)	0.403
>500	3 (1.9)	3 (4.0)	0 (0.0)	0.073
Usual activities
≤200	6 (2.6)	6 (3.7)	0 (0.0)	0.104
201-350	4 (1.7)	2 (2.0)	2 (1,4)	0.733
351-500	2 (1.3)	0 (0.0)	2 (2.0)	0.235
>500	4 (2.6)	3 (4.0)	1 (1.3)	0.281
Pain/discomfort
≤200	68 (29.2)	50 (30.7)	18 (25.7)	0.445
201-350	53 (22.1)	27 (27.0)	26 (18.6)	0.121
351-500	34 (21.8)	12 (18.8)	22 (23.9)	0.442
>500	42 (26.9)	22 (29.0)	20 (25.0)	0.578
Depression/anxiety
≤200	32 (13.7)	22 (13.5)	10 (14.3)	0.873
201-350	33 (13.8)	10 (10.0)	23 (16.4)	0.154
351-500	18 (11.5)	7 (10.9)	11 (12.0)	0.845
>500	24 (15.4)	17 (22.4)	7 (8.8)	0.018
VAS score, median (IQR)
≤200	80 (70–90)	80 (60–90)	90 (80–100)	0.0003
201-350	90 (70–95)	80 (70–90)	90 (80–100)	0.0004
351-500	90 (80–100)	82.5 (80–100)	90 (77.5-100)	0.455
>500	80 (70–90)	80 (70–90)	90 (80–100)	0.004

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