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Table 4 Predictors of EQ index*

From: Highly active antiretroviral treatment and health related quality of life in South African adults with human immunodeficiency virus infection: A cross-sectional analytical study

Explanatory variable

Odds ratio**

95% CI***

P-value***

Ordinal logistic regression model

   

On HAART vs. awaiting HAART

1.9

1.1–3.2

0.019

Employed vs. unemployed

1.7

0.91–3.2

0.10

Explanatory variable

Coefficient****

95% CI***

 

Linear regression with bootstrapping

   

On HAART vs. awaiting HAART

0.11

0.04; 0.23

-

Physical caregiver vs. none

-0.12

-0.21; -0.04

-

  1. * Variables initially entered in model: total personal income, sex, employment status, previous antiretroviral treatment, recent hospitalization, having a physical or emotional caregiver or a treatment buddy, education, rooms in house, age, treatment site and treatment duration or treatment group
  2. ** Odds ratio of having a higher index
  3. *** Adjusted for district and for intra-clinic clustering of outcome
  4. **** Difference in mean index values