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Table 2 Prevalence and Distress of Symptoms (N = 210)

From: Association between HIV duration and symptom distress among middle-aged and elderly people with HIV-infected in China: a cross-sectional study

Symptom

Number of Participants

Prevalence

(%)

Distress

(Mean ± SD)

Sleep disturbance

70

33.33

0.61 ± 1.03

Memory loss

67

31.90

0.59 ± 0.99

Fatigue

56

26.67

0.49 ± 0.99

Slow react

48

22.86

0.41 ± 0.89

Vision blur

46

21.90

0.40 ± 0.86

Low sex drive

43

20.48

0.41 ± 0.96

Hair loss

41

19.52

0.34 ± 0.84

Feeling down

39

18.57

0.30 ± 0.74

Having difficulty in concentrating

38

18.10

0.36 ± 0.90

Little interest in doing things

38

18.10

0.31 ± 0.77

Dizziness

37

17.62

0.32 ± 0.82

Muscle/joint ache

35

16.67

0.34 ± 0.89

Bloating/abdominal pain /diarrhea

35

16.67

0.29 ± 0.73

Hand/foot pain

34

16.19

0.31 ± 0.83

Feeling nervous

34

16.19

0.30 ± 0.76

Headache

33

15.71

0.28 ± 0.73

Lipodystrophy

32

15.24

0.24 ± 0.66

Uncontrollable worrying

30

14.29

0.27 ± 0.77

Fever

28

13.33

0.24 ± 0.69

Rash

28

13.33

0.26 ± 0.77

Having difficulty in reasoning

27

12.86

0.22 ± 0.66

Cough

25

11.90

0.19 ± 0.57

Weight loss

25

11.90

0.22 ± 0.71

Appetite loss

24

11.43

0.26 ± 0.83

Becoming confusing

23

10.95

0.20 ± 0.63

Mouth ulcer

19

9.05

0.12 ± 0.44

Nausea/vomit

15

7.14

0.14 ± 0.61