Table 5 PozQoL sub-scale scores and univariable analysis people living with HIV in Spain

Sociodemographic characteristics

Age (years): median (IQR)

3.50

3.43–3.57

0.037

2.91

2.81–3.01

 < 0.001

3.40

3.33–3.48

0.010

4.05

3.95–4.15

0.296

Gender

 Men

3.57

3.48–3.65

0.0195

2.92

2.80–3.04

 < 0.001

3.49

3.40–3.59

0.004

4.13

4.02–4.25

0.0693

 Women

3.38

3.24–3.51

2.91

2.72–3.10

3.22

3.08–3.36

3.88

3.69–4.07

 Other

2.82

1.42–4.22

1.75

1.26–2.24

3.02

2.17–3.87

3.67

2.18–5.16

Ethnicity

 Romanian

3.56

3.48–3.64

0.0117

2.99

2.88–3.10

0.013

3.40

3.31–3.48

0.765

4.09

3.98–4.20

0.219

 Roma

3.35

3.20–3.50

2.68

2.46–2.89

3.43

3.26–3.59

3.95

3.75–4.14

Sex orientation

 Heterosexual

3.47

3.38–3.53

0.423

2.96

2.84–3.09

0.014

3.31

3.22–3.40

 < 0.001

3.95

3.82–4.07

0.006

 Homosexual/bisexual

3.53

3.41–3.66

2.7

2.52–2.87

3.63

3.48–3.78

4.23

4.07–4.39

Educational level

 No education

3.04

2.18–3.90

0.1372

2.22

1.17–3.33

0.6316

3.46

3.01–3.91

0.001

3.33

2.09–4.58

0.1065

 Primary

3.41

3.25–3.57

2.92

2.71–3.14

3.20

3.05–3.35

3.96

3.74–4.17

 Secondary

3.53

3.43–3.63

2.95

2.81–3.09

3.40

3.29–3.51

4.07

3.93–4.20

 University + 

3.60

3.46–3.75

2.88

2.68–3.08

3.65

3.49–3.82

4.24

4.07–4.42

Employment

 Full- or part-time

3.58

3.49–3.67

0.0131

2.89

2.76–3.02

0.4066

3.52

3.43–3.62

 < 0.001

4.18

4.07–4.30

0.0023

 Unemployed

3.27

3.09–3.45

2.83

2.57–3.09

3.19

3.01–3.37

3.69

3.44–3.94

 Other (student, retired, disabled)

3.47

3.29–3.65

3.04

2.82–3.26

3.19

3.00–3.38

3.96

3.70–4.23

Stable housing

 No

3.41

3.21–3.61

0.349

3.01

2.75–3.26

0.397

3.10

2.89–3.32

0.004

3.94

3.65–4.24

0.431

 Yes (own or rent)

3.51

3.44–3.59

2.89

2.78–3.00

3.45

3.36–3.53

4.07

3.97–4.18

Money for basic needs

 Not always

3.29

3.18–3.40

0.0000

2.78

2.63–2.92

0.0051

3.19

3.07–3.30

 < 0.001

3.76

3.61–3.92

 < 0.001

 Always

3.73

3.64–3.81

3.07

2.92–3.20

3.64

3.55–3.74

4.34

4.24–4.45

HIV-related characteristics

Year of diagnosis

 After 2010

3.47

3.34–3.61

0.474

2.62

2.44–2.81

0.001

3.50

3.34–3.67

0.175

4.14

3.97–4.31

0.330

 1995–2010

3.45

3.31–3.60

2.92

2.72–3.11

3.44

3.30–3.58

3.96

3.76–4.16

 Before 1995

3.56

3.44–3.68

3.08

2.93–3.24

3.32

3.19–3.45

4.00

3.84–4.16

ART status

 No

2.90

1.46–4.33

0.045

1.11

0.89–1.33

 < 0.001

3.25

2.11–4.39

0.748

4.44

3.35–5.54

0.354

 Yes

3.50

4.43–3.57

2.92

2.82–3.02

3.41

3.33–3.48

4.04

3.94–4.14

Adherence to ART

 Fully adherent

3.55

3.47–3.62

0.446

2.94

2.84–3.05

0.015

3.43

3.35–3.52

0.487

4.09

3.99–4.20

0.970

 Not fully adherent

3.26

1.33–5.18

2.44

2.01–2.88

3.08

1.93–4.23

4.11

2.95–5.27

Health-related characteristics

Self-rated health

 Bad

2.82

2.25–3.39

 < 0.001

2.69

2.07–3.32

0.551

2.42

1.92–2.93

 < 0.001

3.10

2.45–3.75

 < 0.001

 Fair

3.09

2.90–3.27

2.81

2.57–3.05

2.94

2.79–3.09

3.43

3.14–3.72

 Good

3.61

3.53–3.68

2.93

2.82–3.04

3.54

3.46–3.62

4.21

4.11–4.31

Physical health problems

 No

3.57

3.48–3.65

0.019

2.97

2.84–3.09

0.133

3.51

3.41–3.60

 < 0.001

4.11

3.99–4.23

0.089

 Yes

3.36

3.22–3.51

2.80

2.63–2.97

3.16

3.01–3.32

3.91

3.72–4.11

Mental health problems

 No

3.65

3.58–3.73

 < 0.001

3.01

2.89–3.12

0.014

3.55

3.47–3.63

 < 0.001

4.25

4.16–4.35

 < 0.001

 Yes

3.03

2.86–3.20

2.68

2.46–2.90

2.89

2.71–3.06

3.40

3.14–3.68

Total number of comorbidities

 None

3.57

3.48–3.66

0.1427

2.91

2.78–3.03

0.6356

3.53

3.43–3.62

0.005

4.13

4.01–4.25

0.130

 1

3.47

3.29–3.66

2.98

2.74–3.23

3.25

3.08–3.43

3.95

3.69–4.20

 2 + 

3.36

3.03–3.70

2.78

2.45–3.11

3.14

2.81–3.47

3.78

3.40–4.15

Polypharmacy

 No

3.53

3.44–3.61

0.093

2.90

2.78–3.02

0.991

3.47

3.38–3.55

0.005

4.07

3.95–4.18

0.329

 Yes

3.38

3.24–3.53

2.90

2.70–3.10

3.18

2.99–3.36

3.95

3.74–4.16

Behavioral characteristics

Binge drinking

 Weekly

3.45

3.15–3.76

0.3978

2.89

2.47–3.32

0.3101

3.39

3.04–3.73

0.648

4.05

3.68–4.41

0.576

 Monthly

3.38

3.09–3.66

2.70

2.29–3.10

3.29

2.92–3.67

3.94

3.52–4.36

 Less than once a month

3.60

3.46–3.75

3.07

2.86–3.27

3.49

3.33–3.64

4.17

3.99–4.36

 Never

3.49

3.40–3.58

2.88

2.75–3.01

3.39

3.29–3.48

4.03

3.90–4.16

Tobacco use

 No

3.53

3.43–3.62

0.504

2.83

2.69–2.97

0.093

3.48

3.38–3.58

0.047

4.15

4.02–4.27

0.047

 Yes

3.48

3.37–3.59

3.00

2.86–3.15

3.32

3.20–3.44

3.95

3.80–4.10

Injecting drugs use

 Never

3.50

3.41–3.58

0.069

2.85

2.74–2.97

0.026

3.44

3.35–3.53

0.191

4.09

3.97–4.20

0.177

 Yes, previously

3.62

3.47–3.78

3.18

2.96–3.40

3.37

3.19–3.55

4.03

3.81–4.25

 Yes, currently

3.24

2.91–3.58

2.86

2.32–3.41

3.04

2.62–3.47

3.71

3.33–4.09