An integrated HIV and chronic disease intervention to reduce HIV infection risk among older men who have sex with men in China: a randomized controlled trial.

BMC Public Health · 2026 · PMC13245033 · PMID 42021278

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an increasing trendP < 0.05actually significant

In contrast, the control group exhibited an increasing trend in HIV Infection Risk Scores from baseline (14.88 ± 2.38) to follow-up (15.62 ± 2.55; mean difference = 0.74, 95% CI: 0.24 to 1.24; P < 0.05).

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did not reach statistical significanceP = 0.088so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

a decreasing trendno p-value reported

Within-group comparisons showed a decreasing trend in HIV Infection Risk Scores in the intervention group from baseline (14.66 ± 2.64) to follow-up (14.21 ± 2.24; mean difference = -0.45, 95% CI: -0.97 to 0.07; P = 0.088), although the difference did not reach statistical significance ( P = 0.088).

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