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. 2012 Jan;102(1):156–162. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2011.300284

TABLE 2—

Bivariate Associations Among Psychosocial Health Problems, Sexual Risk Behavior, and HIV Status Among Men Who Have Sex With Men: Sex and Love Study Version 2.0, New York City, 2003–2004

Polydrug Use Depression
Childhood Sexual Abuse
Partner Violence
Sexual Compulsivity
HIV Positive
High-Risk Sexual Behavior
Valid No. OR (95% CI) Valid No. OR (95% CI) Valid No. OR (95% CI) Valid No. OR (95% CI) Valid No. OR (95% CI) Valid No. OR (95% CI)
Polydrug use 643 1.54 (0.87, 2.72) 652 0.80 (0.33, 2.24) 633 1.91** (1.05, 3.49) 649 1.49 (0.78, 2.82) 652 2.18** (1.07, 4.45) 534 5.89 (3.05, 11.38)
Depressiona 660 2.00*** (1.19, 3.53) 647 1.58*** (1.08, 2.29) 659 3.95 (2.56, 6.08) 660 1.77** (1.07, 2.92) 491 2.04*** (1.23, 3.37)
Childhood sexual abuse 649 2.44 (1.43, 4.19) 666 2.20*** (1.27, 3.80) 669 1.30 (0.62, 2.75) 547 0.69 (0.29, 1.68)
Partner violence 648 2.56 (1.67, 3.91) 649 3.06 (1.83, 5.12) 533 2.11*** (1.26, 3.53)
Sexual compulsivityb 666 2.05*** (1.19, 3.53) 546 2.25*** (1.31, 3.86)
HIV positive 547 5.97 (3.34, 10.65)

Note. CI= confidence interval; OR = odds ratio. Valid no. is portion of participants for whom complete data are available.

a

Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale score > 22.

b

Sexual Compulsivity Scale score ≥ 24.

**P < .05; ***P < .01; P < .001.