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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of PLWHAs and healthy individuals

From: Assessing the measurement invariance of the 10-item Centre for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale and Beck Anxiety Inventory questionnaires across people living with HIV/AIDS and healthy people

Variable

PLWHA

Healthy

 
 

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

P value¶

Age

39.68 ± 7.92

42.67 ± 6.78

< 0.001

 

Number (%)

Number (%)

P value*

Sex

   

Male

96 (64)

253 (50.6)

< 0.001

Female

54 (36)

247 (49.4)

 

Education

   

Under diploma

11 (7.3)

130 (26)

< 0.001

Above diploma

137 (91.4)

341 (68.2)

 

Missing

2 (1.3)

29 (5.8)

 

Job

   

Employed

60 (40)

184 (36.8)

0.533

Unemployed

77 (51.3)

267 (53.4)

 

Missing

13 (8.7)

49 (9.8)

 
  1. *p value based on Chi-square statistics
  2. ¶P value based on independent samples t test
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