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Table 2 Summary of sample demographics

From: An assessment of the levels of perceived social support among older adults living with HIV and AIDS in Dublin

 

Frequency (%)

PSS mean score (mean rank)

SD

Median

Min–Max scores

Age

50–54

31 (67.4)

50.52 (23.9)

17.42

45

23–82

55–59

8 (17.4)

48.5 (24.63)

6.85

47.5

37–59

60–64

6 (13.0)

42.17 (16.25)

17.1

34.5

28–74

Total

45 (100)

    

p value

0.396

    

Gender

Male

35 (76.1)

51.6 (25.4)

16.43

49

27–82

Female

11 (23.9)

41.27 (17.45)

10.96

43

23–54

Total

46 (100)

    

p value

0.044*

    

Duration of HIV Infection

<2 years

4 (9.1)

42.25 (16)

1.5

42

41–44

2–10 years

21 (47.7)

45.29 (18.14)

13.85

43

28–81

>10 years

19 (43.2)

57.47 (28.68)

15.53

59

27–82

Total

44 (100)

    

p value

0.020*

    

Injection drug use

Yes

10 (21.7)

61.7 (33.55)

14.7

65

41–81

No

36 (78.3)

45.64 (20.71)

14.45

43.5

23–82

Total

46 (100)

    

p value

0.003**

    
  1. Also shown are the frequencies, mean, median, standard deviation (SD), minimum (min) and maximum (max) PSS scores for the categories of each demographic variables which were statistically significant
  2. * Statistically significant (0.05 significance level)
  3. ** Highly statistically significant (0.01 significance level)