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. 2002 Dec;92(12):1964–1969. doi: 10.2105/ajph.92.12.1964

TABLE 2.

—Independent Characteristics of Battering Victimization During Previous 5 Years Among Urban Men Who Have Sex With Men (N = 2594)

Type of Battering Victimization
Characteristic Psychological/Symbolic, OR (95% CI) Physical, OR (95% CI) Sexual, OR (95% CI)
Age, y
    18–29 3.2 (1.8, 5.8)* 6.1 (2.6, 14.0)* 5.3 (1.1, 26.2)*
    30–39 3.3 (1.9, 5.7)* 6.8 (3.1, 15.2)* 5.2 (1.1, 25.0)*
    40–49 2.5 (1.4, 4.5)* 4.4 (1.9, 9.9)* 2.0 (0.39, 10.0)*
    50–59 1.0 (0.54, 1.9)* 2.1 (0.84, 5.1)* 3.1 (0.58, 16.2)*
    ≥60 1.0 1.0 1.0
HIV serostatus
    Negative 1.0 1.0 NS
    Positive 1.2 (0.87, 1.6)* 1.5 (1.1, 2.1)* NS
    Never tested 0.55 (0.37, 0.80)* 0.63 (0.41, 0.97)* NS
Education
    High school NS 1.1 (0.80, 1.4)* NS
    College NS 1.0 NS
    Graduate/professional NS 0.67 (0.49, 0.92)* NS

Note. OR = odds ratio; CI = confidence interval; NS = not significant in final model.

*P for given odds ratio < .03.