From: Mental health symptoms and inflammatory markers among HIV infected patients in Tanzania
Characteristic | Male % (n) | Female % (n) | p value | Has Mental Health Symptoms | No Mental Health Symptoms | p value |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | 24.3 (99) | 75.7 (308) | Â | 42.0 (169) | 58.0 (233) | 0.037 |
Age Categories | 0.085 | |||||
 18–24 Yrs | 4.0 (4) | 1.0 (3) |  | 1.2 (2) | 2.1 (5) |  |
 25–34 Yrs | 7.1 (7) | 6.2 (19) |  | 3.0 (5) | 9.0 (21) |  |
 35–44 Yrs | 21.2 (21) | 33.1 (102) |  | 31.4 (53) | 29.6 (69) |  |
 55 + Yrs | 67.7 (67) | 59.7 (184) |  | 64.5 (109) | 59.2 (138) |  |
Age | 0.180 | Â | Â | 0.870 | ||
 Median (IQR) | 48.0. (43–54) | 46.0 (42–52) |  | 47.0 (42–53) | 46.0 (41–52) |  |
BMI Categories (n = 405) | < 0.001 |  |  | 0.629 | ||
 Underweight | 4.1 (4) | 8.5 (26) |  | 8.3 (14) | 6.5 (15) |  |
 Normal | 69.4 (68) | 45.3 (139) |  | 53.0 (89) | 50.0 (116) |  |
 Overweight | 21.4 (21) | 27.7 (85) |  | 25.6 (43) | 26.3 (61) |  |
 Obesity | 5.1 (5) | 18.6 (57) |  | 13.1 (22) | 17.2 (40) |  |
Waist to Hip ratio indicator | < 0.001 |  |  | 0.099 | ||
 Abnormal | 16.3 (16) | 97.1 (298) |  | 81.5 (137) | 74.6 (173) |  |
 Normal | 83.7 (82) | 2.9 (9) |  | 18.5 (31) | 25.4 (59) |  |
Years spent at school | < 0.001 |  |  | 0.200 | ||
 Median (IQR) | 7.0 (7–11) | 7.0 (7–7) |  | 7.0 (7–7) | 7.0 (7–9) |  |
Ever consumed any alcohol (n = 405) | 0.286 |  |  | 0.264 | ||
 Yes | 62.6 (62) | 56.5 (173) |  | 54.8 (92) | 60.3 (140) |  |
 No | 37.4 (37) | 43.5 (133) |  | 45.2 (76) | 39.7 (92) |  |
Consumed alcohol within 12 months? (n = 234) | 0.001 |  |  | 0.340 | ||
 Yes | 35.5 (22) | 15.7 (27) |  | 23.9 (22) | 18.7 (26) |  |
 No | 64.5 (40) | 84.3 (145) |  | 76.1 (70) | 81.3 (113) |  |
Alcohol frequency within 12 months (n = 49) | 0.820 |  |  | 0.525 | ||
 Daily | 4.5 (1) | 0 (0) |  | 0.0 (0) | 3.8 (1) |  |
 5–6 days per week | 4.5 (1) | 3.7 (1) |  | 9.1 (2) | 0.0. (0) |  |
 3–4 days per week | 4.5 (1) | 7.4 (2) |  | 4.5 (1) | 7.7 (2) |  |
 1–2 days per week | 27.3 (6) | 29.6 (8) |  | 22.7 (5) | 34.6 (9) |  |
 1–3 days per month | 27.3 (6) | 37 (10) |  | 36.4 (8) | 30.8 (8) |  |
 Less than once a month | 31.8 (7) | 22.2 (6) |  | 27.3 (6) | 23.1 (6) |  |
Consumed alcohol within 30 days? (n = 235) | 0.050 |  |  | 0.543 | ||
 Yes | 19.4 (12) | 9.8 (17) |  | 14.1 (13) | 11.4 (16) |  |
 No | 80.6 (50) | 90.2 (156) |  | 85.9 (79) | 88.6 (124) |  |