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. 2004 Jul;94(7):1200–1203. doi: 10.2105/ajph.94.7.1200

TABLE 1—

Associations Between Demographic Characteristics and Reported 6-Month Cumulative Incidence of Verbal Harassment, Discrimination, and Physical Violence

Verbal Harassment Discrimination Physical Violence
No.a %b ORc 95% CI %b ORc 95% CI %b ORc 95% CI
Age, y
    ≤ 21 213 50.2 1.00 14.1 1.00 10.3 1.00
    > 21 997 34.3 0.55*** 0.40, 0.75 10.6 0.88 0.56, 1.43 3.6 0.32*** 0.17, 0.58
Education
    No college 313 43.5 1.00 16.6 1.00 4.0 1.00
    Some college or more 896 34.9 0.81 0.61, 1.08 9.4 0.55** 0.37, 0.81 6.0 1.11 0.60, 2.08
Race/ethnicity
    White 716 39.2 1.00 10.8 1.00 4.6 1.00
    Latino 344 34.6 0.80 0.61, 1.06 12.5 1.18 0.78, 1.77 4.4 0.92 0.49, 1.75
    Other 150 32.7 0.73 0.49, 1.07 10.7 1.06 0.59, 1.90 6.7 1.39 0.67, 2.93
HIV status
    Negative/untested 1152 37.0 1.00 10.8 1.00 4.5 1.00
    Positive 41 46.3 1.47 0.78, 2.77 24.4 2.59* 1.23, 5.47 12.2 3.67* 1.34, 10.53
Sexual orientation
    Gay 1015 36.7 1.00 11.0 1.00 4.1 1.00
    Bisexual 195 39.5 1.24 0.88, 1.74 12.3 1.35 0.81, 2.24 8.2 1.87 0.99, 3.59
Openness with others regarding sexual orientation
    Out to half or fewer 328 31.7 1.00 8.5 1.00 5.8 1.00
    Out to more than half 882 39.1 1.45* 1.09, 1.94 12.2 1.73* 1.07, 2.80 4.4 0.89 0.48, 1.65

Note. OR = odds ratio; CI = confidence interval.

aThe variable sample sizes for each analysis are the result of missing data. Twenty-three participants did not provide data on mistreatment experiences, yielding a maximum sample size of 1210. Multivariate analyses involved a sample size of 1193 owing to missing information on HIV testing.

bPercentage of respondents reporting event, unadjusted for other variables.

cAdjusted for other demographic variables, HIV status, and extent of openness with others regarding sexual orientation.

*P < .05; **P < .01; ***P < .001 (2-tailed).