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Table 1 Socio-demographics aspects

From: Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) from HIV patients’ perspective: comparison of patient-reported outcome (PRO) measures among people living with hiv (PLWH) and other chronic clinical conditions

Variable

HIV

(n = 89)

DM1

(n = 30)

BC

(n = 25)

AR

(n = 88)

K-S test

p

Mean age, y (SD)

49 (10)

46 (12)a

54 (8)

52 (11)a

D = 0.99

p = 0.282

0.011*

Disease duration, y (SD)

14 (9)a

22 (14)a,b

2 (1)a,b

7 (5)a,b

D = 2.37

p < 0.001

< 0.001*

Ethnicity, %

      

 Caucasian

95

100

96

98.8

  

 Afro American

2

0

0

0

  

 Other

3

0

4

1.2

  

Complications of the disease, n (%)

36 (40)

13 (43)

12 (48)

0 (0)

 

< 0.001°

Polypharmacy, n (%)

32 (36)

19 (63)

10 (40)

27 (31)

 

0.007°

  1. Statistical test: *ANOVA, #Kruskal Wallis ANOVA, °X2-square or Fisher test
  2. n Apex letters locate differences among subgroups