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. 2006 Jun;82(3):250–254. doi: 10.1136/sti.2005.018549

Table 2 Results of the random intercept model including individual level parameters.

Parameter No partners Two partners Three or more partners
Odds ratio 95% CI Odds ratio 95% CI Odds ratio 95% CI
Age 1.033 1.029 to 1.036 0.989 0.983 to 0.995 0.969 0.965 to 0.974
Age2§ 1.051 1.051 to 1.052 1.000 0.999 to 1.001 1.001 1.000 to 1.001
Gender
 Male 1
 Female 1.141 1.069 to 1.218 0.677 0.615 to 0.745 0.358 0.325 to 0.394
Marital status
 Married 1
 Separated/divorced/widowed/never married 46.960 41.650 to 52.947 12.137 10.696 to 13.773 19.858 16.995 to 23.203
Current sexual identity
 Heterosexual 1
 Homosexual 85.004 59.151 to 122.156 0.241 0.096 to 0.600 0.175 0.064 to 0.485
 Bisexual 1.685 1.290 to 2.201 1.421 0.934 to 2.163 2.027 1.455 to 2.824
Same sex activity in last year
 None 1
 Some 1.715 1.298 to 2.266 3.499 2.304 to 5.313 4.227 2.858 to 6.251
Intercept 0.001 0.001 to 0.001 0.019 0.014 to 0.025 0.031 0.025 to 0.040
SSD variance 0.097 0.052 to 0.143 0.033 0.000 to 0.066 0.115 0.063 to 0.167

§Calculated as the square of the difference between age and the mean age of the entire sample

Having one partner is the reference category and is omitted.