Research Article

Childhood Adversities and Physical and Mental Health Outcomes in Adults Living with HIV: Findings from the Ontario HIV Treatment Network Cohort Study

Table 2

Sociodemographic characteristics and number of childhood adversities.

CharacteristicsNumber of childhood adversitiesχ2/ value
012345–7

Age group
≤3017(4%)13(4%)24(9%)14(9%)15(11%)11(11%)43.7<0.001
31–4055(14%)54(15%)47(18%)26(16%)31(23%)17(17%)
41–50140(35%)124(35%)83(32%)61(37%)53(39%)41(42%)
>50192(48%)159(45%)105(41%)62(38%)36(27%)29(30%)
Sex
Female73(18%)62(18%)56(22%)36(22%)26(9%)25(26%)10.00.445
Male, MSM251(62%)227(65%)159(61%)105(64%)90(67%)53(54%)
Male, non-MSM80(20%)61(17%)44(17%)22(13%)19(14%)20(20%)
Race or ethnicity
Indigenous14(3%)18(5%)15(6%)9(6%)9(7%)7(7%)18.10.258
African/Black/Caribbean83(21%)88(25%)73(28%)44(27%)42(31%)21(21%)
Other, non-White72(18%)49(14%)31(12%)25(15%)16(12%)12(12%)
White235(58%)195(56%)140(54%)85(52%)68(50%)58(59%)
Born in Canada
No178(44%)163(47%)112(43%)63(39%)65(48%)32(33%)9.20.103
Yes224(55%)186(53%)146(56%)100(61%)70(52%)66(67%)
Marital status
Married/committed relationship64(16%)42(12%)32(12%)18(11%)12(9%)18(18%)8.70.121
Single/divorced/widowed337(83%)307(88%)227(88%)145(89%)123(91%)79(81%)
Highest education level
Some high school or less31(8%)36(10%)33(13%)22(13%)19(14%)23(23%)43.8<0.001
Completed high school69(17%)72(21%)41(16%)24(15%)33(24%)21(21%)
College/some university167(41%)124(35%)100(39%)78(48%)55(41%)33(34%)
Completed university137(34%)118(34%)85(33%)39(24%)28(21%)21(21%)
Employment status
Employed236(58%)171(49%)108(16%)69(42%)54(40%)35(36%)54.9<0.001
Unemployed and seeking16(4%)29(8%)33(25%)26(16%)15(11%)12(12%)
Not in labour force79(20%)68(19%)55(20%)24(15%)28(21%)21(21%)
On disability73(18%)82(23%)63(19%)44(27%)38(28%)30(31%)
Annual personal income69.6<0.001
<20,000127(31%)136(39%)120(46%)75(46%)83(61%)57(58%)
20,000–49,999140(35%)118(34%)90(35%)49(30%)37(27%)30(31%)
50,000137(34%)96(27%)49(19%)39(24%)15(11%)11(11%)
Hazardous alcohol use
Yes135(33%)118(34%)73(28%)48(29%)41(30%)32(33%)3.20.667
No269(67%)232(66%)186(72%)115(71%)94(70%)66(67%)
Cigarette smoking
Smoker94(23%)95(27%)77(30%)55(34%)46(34%)40(41%)22.70.004
Nonsmoker310(77%)255(73%)182(70%)108(66%)89(66%)58(59%)
Nonmedicinal drug use
Yes38(9%)50(14%)32(12%)15(9%)20(15%)21(21%)14.00.016
No366(91%)300(86%)227(88%)148(91%)115(85%)77(79%)
Sex with HIV-negative/unknown partner
Unknown/missing71(18%)71(20%)41(16%)35(21%)33(24%)28(29%)12.90.230
Not sexually active153(38%)146(42%)114(44%)57(35%)48(36%)33(34%)
Had sex with condom151(37%)104(30%)78(30%)56(34%)42(31%)24(24%)
Had sex without condom29(7%)29(8%)26(10%)15(9%)12(9%)13(13%)
On antiretroviral treatment
Yes382(95%)315(90%)240(93%)148(91%)120(89%)82(84%)15.00.010
No22(5%)35(10%)19(7%)15(9%)15(11%)16(16%)
Recent CD4 count (cells/mm3)
<20028(7%)33(9%)21(8%)11(7%)7(5%)10(10%)12.60.245
200–499152(38%)160(46%)116(45%)65(40%)59(44%)41(42%)
≥500224(55%)157(45%)122(47%)87(53%)69(51%)47(48%)
Recent viral load (copies/mL)
<50337(83%)278(79%)207(80%)139(85%)96(71%)70(71%)17.10.005
≥5067(17%)72(21%)52(20%)24(15%)39(29%)28(29%)
Diagnosed with AIDS
Yes167(41%)164(47%)119(46%)66(40%)52(39%)45(46%)5.10.399
No237(59%)186(53%)140(54%)97(60%)83(61%)53(54%)

Past 12 months. Past 30 days. Significant linear trend, . Past six months. Includes blood transfusion and mother-to-child transmission. Past 3 months.