Table 4 Association between number of inhabitants and QOL in multiple regression model.

From: The rural-urban disparity in the quality of life among people living with HIV under different household structures in China: a cross-sectional study

Variable

Non-adjusted

Coefficient (95% CI)

P-value

Model I

Coefficient (95% CI)

P-value

Model II

Coefficient (95% CI)

P-value

Number of inhabitants

One person

Ref

 

Ref

 

Ref

 

Two persons

– 3.69 (– 6.98~– 0.4)

0.028

– 3.19 (– 7.61 ~ 1.24)

0.159

– 1.99 (– 6.32 ~ 2.35)

0.369

Three persons

– 6.52 (– 9.78~– 3.26)

< 0.001

– 6.83 (– 11.23~– 2.42)

0.002

– 5.71 (– 10~– 1.41)

0.009

Four persons or above

– 6.61 (– 9.9~– 3.32)

< 0.001

– 7.43 (– 11.94~– 2.92)

0.001

– 6.49 (– 10.89~– 2.1)

0.004

Age

– 0.01 (– 0.11 ~ 0.09)

0.887

– 0.06 (– 0.21 ~ 0.09)

0.428

– 0.01 (– 0.16 ~ 0.14)

0.862

Gender

Women

Ref

 

Ref

 

Ref

 

Men

– 0.32 (– 2.94 ~ 2.29)

0.808

– 1.28 (– 4.16 ~ 1.6)

0.384

– 0.49 (– 3.32 ~ 2.33)

0.731

Race

Minority

Ref

 

Ref

 

Ref

 

Han

0.07 (– 3.21 ~ 3.34)

0.969

– 0.44 (– 3.73 ~ 2.85)

0.794

– 1.39 (– 4.63 ~ 1.86)

0.402

Education

Middle school or below

Ref

 

Ref

 

Ref

 

High school or equivalent

1.61 (– 1.47 ~ 4.68)

0.305

– 0.13 (– 3.39 ~ 3.12)

0.936

– 0.46 (– 3.71 ~ 2.79)

0.782

Junior college or Undergraduate

and above

2.47 (– 0.25 ~ 5.19)

0.075

– 0.84 (– 4.2 ~ 2.53)

0.627

– 0.46 (– 3.79 ~ 2.88)

0.789

Marital status

Single

Ref

 

Ref

 

Ref

 

Married or cohabiting

– 1.65 (– 4.26 ~ 0.97)

0.218

0.35 (– 3.41 ~ 4.1)

0.857

0.81 (– 2.85 ~ 4.46)

0.666

Others

1.2 (– 2.07 ~ 4.48)

0.472

1.69 (– 2.28 ~ 5.65)

0.405

1.5 (– 2.35 ~ 5.36)

0.444

Employment

Student

Ref

 

Ref

 

Ref

 

Employed

9.24 (3.78 ~ 14.69)

0.001

7.27 (1.53 ~ 13.01)

0.013

5.74 (– 0.04 ~ 11.52)

0.052

Unemployed

1.73 (– 4.34 ~ 7.8)

0.576

0.93 (– 5.84 ~ 7.7)

0.788

0.88 (– 5.86 ~ 7.62)

0.798

Freelancer

5.33 (– 0.13 ~ 10.8)

0.056

4.11 (– 1.88 ~ 10.11)

0.179

3.23 (– 2.77 ~ 9.24)

0.292

Retired

9 (2.25 ~ 15.76)

0.009

6.99 (– 1.17 ~ 15.15)

0.094

6.15 (– 1.98 ~ 14.28)

0.138

Income

< 3000 RMB

Ref

 

Ref

 

Ref

 

3000–6000 RMB

5.5 (2.82 ~ 8.19)

< 0.001

– 0.15 (– 3.4 ~ 3.09)

0.926

3.25 (0.34 ~ 6.16)

0.029

> 6000 RMB

4.71 (1.67 ~ 7.76)

0.002

– 0.84 (– 4.2 ~ 2.53)

0.625

3.16 (– 0.33 ~ 6.65)

0.076

Type of residential population

Living alone

Ref

 

Ref

 

Ref

 

Living with family

– 3.3 (– 5.88~– 0.73)

0.012

1.29 (– 2.63 ~ 5.21)

0.518

– 0.06 (– 3.9 ~ 3.77)

0.975

Living with friends/others

– 4.91 (– 8.92~– 0.89)

0.017

– 1.51 (– 6.15 ~ 3.14)

0.525

– 2.68 (– 7.21 ~ 1.85)

0.246

Region

Rural

Ref

 

Ref

 

Ref

 

Urban

1.48 (– 0.96 ~ 3.92)

0.236

– 0.27 (– 2.85 ~ 2.31)

0.836

– 0.65 (– 3.19 ~ 1.89)

0.617

HIV duration

< 1 years

Ref

 

Ref

 

1–5 years

3.31 (0.32 ~ 6.31)

0.03

1.18 (– 1.93 ~ 4.29)

0.459

6–10 years

0.25 (– 3.22 ~ 3.72)

0.889

– 1.06 (– 4.7 ~ 2.58)

0.568

> 10 years

– 0.32 (– 4.3 ~ 3.67)

0.876

– 0.9 (– 5.04 ~ 3.23)

0.669

ART treatment

No

Ref

 

Ref

 

Yes

2.59 (– 0.97 ~ 6.14)

0.154

1.06 (– 2.62 ~ 4.74)

0.572

Disease staging

Acute stage

Ref

 

Ref

 

Asymptomatic stage

11.14 (3.75 ~ 18.54)

0.003

7.16 (– 0.26 ~ 14.58)

0.059

AIDS stage

6.19 (– 1.47 ~ 13.86)

0.114

5.02 (– 2.63 ~ 12.66)

0.199

CD4+T cell count

< 200

  

  

200–499

2.49 (– 0.69 ~ 5.67)

0.126

– 0.11 (– 3.39 ~ 3.17)

0.947

≥ 500

2.91 (– 0.14 ~ 5.96)

0.062

– 1.16 (– 4.52 ~ 2.21)

0.501

Comorbidity

No

Ref

 

Ref

 

Yes

– 11 (– 13.9~– 8.11)

< 0.001

– 9.51 (– 12.6~– 6.43)

< 0.001