Childhood Adversities and Physical and Mental Health Outcomes in Adults Living with HIV: Findings from the Ontario HIV Treatment Network Cohort Study
Table 5
Childhood adversities as predictors of SF-36 mental component summary (MCS) score: results from bivariable multivariable linear regression models.
Predictor variable
Bivariable linear regression model
Multivariable linear regression model
β
(95% CI)
β
(95% CI)
Number of childhood adversity
Five to seven
<0.001
0.003
Four
<0.001
0.004
Three
<0.001
<0.001
Two
0.662
0.059
One
0.027
0.319
None (ref)
0
-
-
0
-
-
Age in years
>50
<0.001
0.031
41–50
0.454
0.213
31–40
0.001
0.567
≤30 (ref)
0
-
-
0
-
-
Sex/gender
Female
0.003
0.067
Male, MSM
0.016
0.325
Male, non-MSM (ref)
0
-
-
0
-
-
Race/ethnicity
Indigenous
0.053
0.473
African/Caribbean/Black
0.390
<0.001
Other, non-White
0.889
0.043
White (ref)
0
-
-
0
-
-
Education
Less than HS completion
0.001
1.91
0.038
Completed high school
0.631
1.03
0.175
Some postsecondary
0.485
0.836
Completed university (ref)
0
-
-
0
-
-
Born in Canada
Yes
0.719
-
-
-
No (ref)
0
-
-
-
-
-
Currently employed
Yes
<0.001
0.089
No (ref)
0
-
-
0
-
-
Hazardous alcohol use
Yes
0.165
-
-
-
No (ref)
0
-
-
-
-
-
Cigarette smoking
Current smoker
<0.001
0.122
Former smoker
0.225
0.523
Never smoker (ref)
0
-
-
0
-
-
Nonmedicinal drug use
Yes
<0.001
0.603
No (ref)
-
-
-
0
-
-
Duration of HIV infection
Years (per 10 years)
<0.001
0.541
Diagnosed with AIDS
Yes
0.201
-
-
-
No (ref)
0
-
-
-
-
-
Recent CD4 count (cells/mm3)
≥500
0.283
0.957
200–499
0.939
0.935
<200 (ref)
0
-
-
0
-
-
HIV viral load (copies/mL)
≥50
<0.001
0.251
<50 (ref)
0
-
-
0
-
-
Bold face indicates statistical significance .Note. Variables with in bivariable regression models were included in the multivariable regression model. The final multivariable model is further adjusted for mastery, social support, coping, and stress.
