Table 5

Factors associated with levels of physical activity among antiretroviral therapy patients in Vietnam in 2013

IPAQ scoreActive
Coefficient95% CIOR95% CI
Gender (female vs male)0.25*0.11 to 0.392.53*1.58 to 4.07
Living location (urban vs rural)−0.17*−0.34 to −0.010.600.3 to 1.05
Education attainment (vs illiterate)
 High school1.520.94 to 2.46
Religion (vs cults of ancestor)
 Buddhism2.780.73 to 10.57
Occupation (vs unemployed)
 Self-employed0.60*0.41 to 0.792.98*1.78 to 4.99
 White-collar workers0.29−0.02 to 0.592.430.87 to 6.79
 Blue-collar worker/farmers0.73*0.52 to 0.942.24*1.27 to 3.95
 Others0.53*0.22 to 0.843.28*1.07 to 10.05
EQ-5D index4.49*1.68 to 12.02
EQ-VAS0.01*0.00 to 0.011.02*1.00 to 1.03
Current CD4 cell count0.01*0.00 to 0.011.02*1.01 to 1.03
ART duration0.91*0.82 to 0.98
HIV stages (vs asymptomatic)
 Symptomatic−0.20*−0.38 to −0.01
 AIDS1.810.87 to 3.79
Forgetting to take medicine in the last 4 days (yes vs no)0.26*0.09 to 0.80
Share health status with peers (yes vs no)0.26*0.12 to 0.401.86*1.21 to 2.84
  • *P<0.05.

  • ART, antiretroviral therapy; IPAQ, International Physical Activity Questionnaire; VAS, Visual Analogue Scale; EQ-5D-5L, EuroQol -  5   dimensions  -  5levels.