Question: is this a 2) strong advice, 1) weak advice 0) no advice?

In some of the previous studies of this association, general QoL differed across both gender and age categories.7,9 Generally, older people are expected to have worse QoL due to the factors related to ageing (physical conditions, fears about the future); however, HIV-associated stress level did not differ by age.17 Further stratification of our sample by age showed a significant difference in ARV status: 85% of older patients and only 73% of younger individuals were receiving ARV treatment (p = 0.04). 
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This is no advice
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