Table 6 Association between the number of inhabitants and QOL in urban and rural group.

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

Urban

Rural

Non-adjusted

Coefficient (95% CI)

P-value

Non-adjusted

Coefficient (95% CI)

P-value

Number of inhabitants

One person

Ref

 

Ref

 

Two persons

– 2.58 (– 6.37 ~ 1.21)

0.183

– 10.83 (– 17.17~– 4.49)

0.001

Three persons

– 4.48 (– 8.19~– 0.77)

0.018

– 9.9 (– 15.92~– 3.88)

0.001

Four persons or above

– 4.68 (– 8.6~– 0.75)

0.020

– 6.05 (– 12.34 ~ 0.24)

0.060

Age

0.12 (0 ~ 0.24)

0.052

– 0.19 (– 0.37~– 0.01)

0.045

Gender

Women

Ref

 

Ref

 

Men

– 0.52 (– 3.67 ~ 2.62)

0.745

– 0.34 (– 4.98 ~ 4.3)

0.885

Race

Minority

Ref

 

Ref

 

Han

1.5 (– 2.45 ~ 5.46)

0.457

– 2.31 (– 8.05 ~ 3.44)

0.432

Education

Middle school or below

Ref

 

Ref

 

High school or equivalent

2.37 (– 1.52 ~ 6.26)

0.233

0.14 (– 5.21 ~ 5.5)

0.958

Junior college or Undergraduate and above

3.08 (– 0.39 ~ 6.55)

0.083

2.33 (– 3.12 ~ 7.78)

0.403

Marital status

Single

Ref

 

Ref

 

Married or cohabiting

– 0.8 (– 3.88 ~ 2.27)

0.608

– 2.82 (– 7.72 ~ 2.07)

0.259

Others

2.75 (– 1.21 ~ 6.72)

0.174

– 0.77 (– 6.62 ~ 5.08)

0.797

Employment

Student

Ref

 

Ref

 

Employed

7.42 (1.79 ~ 13.05)

0.010

17.2 (2.67 ~ 31.73)

0.021

Unemployed

0.16 (– 6.79 ~ 7.11)

0.963

8.28 (– 6.46 ~ 23.02)

0.272

Freelancer

4.97 (– 0.79 ~ 10.74)

0.092

10.51 (– 3.76 ~ 24.79)

0.150

Retired

8.83 (1.71 ~ 15.94)

0.015

12.3 (– 4.53 ~ 29.14)

0.153

Income

< 3000 RMB

Ref

 

Ref

 

3000–6000 RMB

4.45 (1.11 ~ 7.79)

0.009

7.1 (2.36 ~ 11.85)

0.004

> 6000 RMB

4.99 (0.83 ~ 9.14)

0.019

3.13 (– 3.95 ~ 10.21)

0.388

Type of residential population

Living alone

Ref

 

Ref

 

Living with family

– 1.94 (– 4.91 ~ 1.03)

0.202

– 5.62 (– 10.51~– 0.72)

0.025

Living with friends/others

– 2.69 (– 7.65 ~ 2.26)

0.287

– 6.09 (– 15.38 ~ 3.2)

0.200

HIV duration

< 1 years

Ref

 

Ref

 

1–5 years

2.95 (– 0.55 ~ 6.44)

0.099

3.9 (– 1.55 ~ 9.35)

0.162

6–10 years

0.75 (– 3.26 ~ 4.77)

0.714

– 0.66 (– 7.06 ~ 5.74)

0.839

> 10 years

3.71 (– 0.77 ~ 8.2)

0.105

– 9.98 (– 17.77~– 2.19)

0.013

ART treatment

No

Ref

 

Ref

 

Yes

2.03 (– 2 ~ 6.07)

0.324

3.96 (– 2.97 ~ 10.9)

0.264

Disease staging

Acute stage

Ref

 

Ref

 

Asymptomatic stage

7.12 (– 1.08 ~ 15.33)

0.090

21.44 (6.23 ~ 36.66)

0.006

AIDS stage

5.04 (– 3.6 ~ 13.68)

0.253

12.91 (– 2.58 ~ 28.4)

0.104

CD4 + T cell count

< 200

Ref

 

Ref

 

200–499

0.63 (– 3.18 ~ 4.43)

0.747

5.67 (– 0.01 ~ 11.35)

0.051

≥ 500

1.81 (– 1.7 ~ 5.33)

0.313

4.59 (– 1.22 ~ 10.4)

0.123

Comorbidity

No

Ref

 

Ref

 

Yes

– 8.47 (– 12.18~– 4.77)

< 0.001

– 14.02 (– 18.76~– 9.29)

< 0.001