Table 1 Baseline characteristics among cohort of 335 women living with HIV in Metro Vancouver, Canada, stratified by whether major or persistent pain was experienced in the last 6Â months
|  | Overall (n) (N = 335) | Pain | P value | Missing (n) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Any major or persistent painb (N = 161) | No major or persistent painb (N = 174) |  |  | ||
Sociodemographic factors | |||||
Age (median, IQR) (years) | 45 (38–52) | 45 (39–52) | 44 (37–50) | 0.261 | 0 |
Sexual minority identity | 40.6% (136) | 42.2% (68) | 39.1% (68) | 0.525 | 1 |
Gender minority identity | 10.5% (35) | 10.6% (17) | 10.3% (18) | 0.962 | 3 |
Race | Â | Â | Â | 0.488 | 0 |
 Indigenous | 55.5% (186) | 52.2% (84) | 58.6% (102) |  |  |
 Otherwise racialized person | 10.2% (34) | 11.2% (18) | 9.2% (16) |  |  |
 White | 34.3% (115) | 36.6% (59) | 32.2% (56) |  |  |
Graduated high school | 50.8% (170) | 51.6% (83) | 50.0% (87) | 0.776 | 0 |
Currently living in Downtown Eastsidea | 23.6% (79) | 21.7% (35) | 25.3% (44) | 0.427 | 1 |
Food insecurityb | 70.8% (237) | 71.4% (115) | 70.1% (122) | 0.920 | 2 |
Housing insecurityb | 66.9% (224) | 68.9% (111) | 64.9% (113) | 0.437 | 0 |
Homelessb | 18.2% (61) | 17.4% (28) | 19.0% (33) | 0.709 | 0 |
Food and housing insecurityb | Â | Â | Â | 0.063 | 2 |
Food or housing insecure | 37.0% (124) | 42.2% (68) | 32.2% (56) | Â | Â |
Food and housing insecure | 50.2% (168) | 49.1% (79) | 51.2% (89) | Â | Â |
Mental health and substance use factors | |||||
Non-injection opioid useb | Â | Â | Â | 0.010 | 2 |
 Daily | 4.5% (15) | 1.9% (3) | 6.9% (12) |  |  |
 Less than daily | 10.5% (35) | 14.3% (23) | 6.9% (12) |  |  |
 None | 84.5% (283) | 82.6% (133) | 86.2% (150) |  |  |
Injection opioid useb | Â | Â | Â | 0.533 | 1 |
 Daily | 15.2% (51) | 17.4% (28) | 13.2% (23) |  |  |
 Less than daily | 17.3% (58) | 17.4% (28) | 17.2% (30) |  |  |
 None | 67.2% (225) | 64.6% (104) | 69.5% (121) |  |  |
Cannabis useb | Â | Â | Â | 0.178 | 2 |
 Daily | 15.2% (51) | 12.4% (20) | 17.8% (31) |  |  |
 Less than daily | 16.7% (56) | 19.9% (32) | 13.8% (24) |  |  |
 None | 67.5% (226) | 67.1% (108) | 67.8% (118) |  |  |
Accidental overdoseb | 5.4% (18) | 5.6% (9) | 5.2% (9) | 0.855 | 1 |
Diagnosed/treated for depressionb | 29.3% (98) | 32.3% (52) | 26.4% (46) | 0.239 | 0 |
Suicidal ideationb | 11.0% (37) | 13.7% (22) | 8.6% (15) | 0.119 | 8 |
General health factors | |||||
Access to health services when neededb | 88.4% (296) | 82.6% (133) | 93.7% (163) | 0.002 | 0 |
Detectable viral loadb | 30.5% (102) | 36.0% (58) | 25.3% (44) | 0.025 | 56 |
Interpersonal factors | |||||
Sexual violenceb | 4.8% (16) | 6.2% (10) | 3.5% (6) | 0.241 | 24 |
Physical violenceb | 12.5% (42) | 12.4% (20) | 12.6% (22) | 0.911 | 19 |
Quality-of-life outcomes | |||||
Good self-rated healthb | 69.6% (223) | 64.0% (103) | 74.7% (130) | 0.033 | 0 |
Health interference with social activitiesc | 29.3% (93) | 38.2% (58) | 21.1% (35) |  < 0.001 | 0 |
Health interference with general functionc | 65.4% (208) | 82.2% (125) | 50.0% (83) |  < 0.0001 | 1 |