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Table 4 Multivariate Analysis of Selected Covariates of Severe Pain Among PLHIV N = 733

From: Factors associated with current and severe pain among people living with HIV: results from a statewide sample

Predictor

Non-Severe Pain vs Severe Pain

P Value

Adjusted OR1

95% CI2

Age in years

 18–49

 

Referent

  

  ≥ 50

1.70

1.07

2.72

0.03

Sex

 Male

    

 Female

2.02

1.26

3.24

< 0.01

Race/Ethnicity

 Non-Hispanic Black

 

Referent

  

 Non-Hispanic White

0.58

0.32

1.06

0.08

 Hispanic

0.48

0.24

0.96

0.04

Employment

 Employed

 

Referent

  

 Unemployed

1.87

0.96

3.65

0.07

Anxiety (GAD-7)

 No (< 10)

 

Referent

  

 Yes (≥10)

2.03

1.03

4.01

0.04

Depression (PHQ-8)

  

 No

 

Referent

  

 Yes

1.29

0.66

2.52

0.46

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PC-PTSD)

 No

 

Referent

  

 Yes

1.58

0.93

2.70

0.10

Marijuana Use

 No use

 

Referent

  

 Recreational use

1.53

0.86

2.71

0.15

 Therapeutic use

1.55

0.84

2.85

0.16

  1. 1OR Odds Ratio
  2. 2CI Confidence Interval