Variables | Â | Age groups | p a | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
All sample | 20-34 | 35-49 | ≥ 50 | ||
N = 496 | n = 70 | n = 310 | n = 116 | ||
% | % | % | % | ||
Demographic variables | |||||
 Male | 76.2 | 52.9 | 79.4 | 81.9 | <0.001 |
 Caucasian | 75.6 | 65.7 | 73.6 | 87.1 | 0.002 |
 Heterosexual | 34.1 | 54.3 | 32.9 | 27.6 | <0.001 |
Economic variables | |||||
 No high school degree | 20.6 | 25.7 | 21.6 | 14.7 | 0.15 |
 Unemployed | 80.4 | 74.3 | 79.7 | 86.2 | 0.12 |
 Low income (< 1150 CAD/month) | 51.4 | 61.4 | 49.0 | 51.7 | 0.17 |
Social variables | |||||
 Low support (MOS-SSS < 43) | 51.0 | 51.4 | 48.7 | 56.9 | 0.32 |
 Living alone | 50.0 | 22.9 | 50.7 | 64.7 | <0.001 |
Clinical variables | |||||
 A history of AIDS diagnosis | 52.0 | 24.3 | 56.1 | 57.8 | <0.001 |
 CD4 count < 200 cells/mL (n = 412) | 60.9 | 28.9 | 65.5 | 65.7 | <0.001 |
 Years since HIV diagnosis (mean, SD) | 11.4 (6.5) | 5.3 (4.5) | 11.7 (6.0) | 14.3 (6.4) | <0.001 |
 Years since starting ART (n = 379, mean, SD) | 8.1 (5.5) | 4.0 (3.6) | 7.9 (5.3) | 9.7 (5.6) | <0.001 |
Health-related quality of life | |||||
 Physical health summary scores (mean, SD) | 42.6 (10.8) | 47.5 (9.0) | 42.7 (11.0) | 39.5 (10.2) | <0.001 |
 Mental health summary scores (mean, SD) | 43.4 (11.9) | 42.4 (12.5) | 43.6 (11.9) | 43.5 (11.6) | 0.72 |