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. 2023 Aug 5;23:1493. doi: 10.1186/s12889-023-16348-6

Table 3.

Results of crude and multivariable regression models: association of transgender women vs. cis-gender men who have sex with men in relation to outcomes of sexual practices, stigma, hazardous alcohol drinking, and depressive symptoms

Variablesa Crude Prevalence Ratio (95% CI), p-value Adjustedb Prevalence Ratio (95% CI), p-value
Any receptive intercourse, yes vs. no 1.52 (1.37 – 1.69), < 0.001 1.59 (1.32 – 1.92), < 0.001
Number of male sex partners
 0–1 reference reference
 2 3.07 (2.04 – 4.60), < 0.001 3.08 (1.94 – 4.90), < 0.001
 3 2.16 (0.98 – 4.77), 0.052 2.13 (0.82 – 5.54), 0.122
 4 or more 3.62 (2.72 – 4.81), < 0.001 3.31 (2.52 – 4.35), < 0.001
Number of paying male sex partners
 Zero reference reference
 1–2 0.96 (0.58 – 1.59), 0.879 0.81 (0.53 – 1.24), 0.331
 3 or more 1.90 (1.04 – 3.46), 0.037 1.58 (1.04 – 2.39), 0.031
Any paying female sex partner, yes vs. no 1.30 (0.76 – 2.24), 0.342 0.82 (0.41 – 1.63), 0.577
Any group sex, yes vs. no 1.41 (1.29 – 1.54), < 0.001 1.15 (1.04 – 1.27), 0.006
Depressive symptoms moderate to severe: PHQ-9 dichotomized at 10 1.49 (1.31 – 1.70), < 0.001 1.42 (1.25– 1.62), < 0.001
Hazardous/Harmful alcohol use: AUDIT score dichotomized at 8 1.19 (0.91 – 1.55), 0.196 1.10 (0.91 – 1.33), 0.301
Moderate/Substantial/Severe substance use: DAST score dichotomized at 3 0.86 (0.60 – 1.22), 0.387 0.84 (0.62 – 1.16), 0.292
Linear Regression: Continuous Outcomes Crude Coefficient (95% CI), p-value Adjusted Coefficient (95% CI), p-value
Stigma Score 2.04 (-0.59 – 4.66), 0.091 2.47 (-0.41 – 5.36), 0.072
Depressive symptoms 0.79 (0.04 – 1.54), 0.044 0.60 (0.01–1.19), 0.048
AUDIT score 1.05 (-1.28 – 3.38), 0.248 0.87 (-1.16 – 2.89), 0.267
DAST score -0.17 (-0.92 – 0.58), 0.526 -0.18 (-0.66 – 0.30), 0.320

aRecall periods for all sexual behaviors are “past 3 months”

bAdjusted for: age, educational attainment, employment status, site