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Table 3 Mean number of symptoms and mean symptom distress indices by visit

From: The impact of antiretroviral therapy on symptom burden among HIV outpatients with low CD4 count in rural Uganda: nested longitudinal cohort study

 

All Participants (n = 97)

Index

Before starting ART, mean value [95% Cl)

After starting ART, mean value [95% Cl)

Total number of symptoms

12.8 (11.7–13.9)

7.8 (6.8–8.9)

Global Distress Index

1.29 (1.1–1.4)

0.7 (0.6–0.8)

Physical Symptom Distress

1.0 (0.9–1.1)

0.5 (0.4–0.6)

Psychological Symptom Distress

1.0 (0.8–1.2)

0.5 (0.4–0.6)