Table 1.
Relation between psychiatric disorders and sexual behaviour outcomes at age 21 in a birth cohort. Figures are adjusted risk ratios (95% confidence intervals). All comparisons are between diagnostic group named versus those with no disorder in the sample
| DSM-III-R diagnostic comparison group at age 21 (No of participants) | Risky sexual intercourse in past year (n=153)
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Lifetime history of sexually transmitted diseases (n=104)
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Sexual intercourse before age 16 years (n=274)
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| No | Risk ratios* (95% CI) | No | Risk ratios* (95% CI) | No | Risk ratios* (95% CI) | |||
| No psychiatric disorder (572) | 70 | 46 | 132 | |||||
| Anxiety disorders (128) | 16 | 1.2 (0.7 to 2.0) | 20 | 1.6 (1.0 to 2.6)† | 37 | 1.1 (0.8 to 1.6) | ||
| Depressive disorders (172) | 42 | 2.2 (1.5 to 3.1)† | 25 | 1.6 (1.0 to 2.5)† | 53 | 1.3 (1.0 to 1.6)† | ||
| Eating disorders (13)‡ | 3 | 2.7 (0.9 to 7.6) | 1 | 0.7 (0.1 to 4.9) | 7 | 2.2 (1.3 to 3.6)† | ||
| Substance disorders (155) | 51 | 2.4 (1.8 to 3.3)† | 27 | 2.6 (1.7 to 4.0)† | 72 | 2.1 (1.7 to 2.6)† | ||
| Antisocial disorders (57) | 19 | 2.4 (1.6 to 3.7)† | 9 | 3.2 (1.6 to 6.5)† | 30 | 2.8 (2.0 to 3.8)† | ||
| Manic episode (19) | 6 | 2.5 (1.2 to 5.0)† | 7 | 4.4 (2.3 to 8.3)† | 6 | 1.3 (0.7 to 2.6) | ||
| Schizophrenia spectrum (39) | 10 | 2.1 (1.2 to 3.7)† | 7 | 2.3 (1.1 to 4.8)† | 20 | 2.3 (1.6 to 3.2)† | ||
DSM-III-R=Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, third edition, revised.
*
There were no significant sex differences in associations between disorder and sexual behaviour variables. Risk ratios were adjusted to take account of sex differences in prevalence of disorder or sexual behaviour variables.
†
P<0.05.
‡
Significant link with eating disorders and early sexual intercourse should be interpreted with caution as cell sizes were small.