TABLE 3—
Multivariable Logistic Regressions Among Intersecting Health Problems Among Men Who Have Sex With Men: Sex and Love Study Version 2.0, New York City, 2003–2004
| Dependent Variables |
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| Independent Variables | Polydrug Use, AOR (95% CI) | Depression, AOR (95% CI) | Childhood Sexual Abuse, AOR (95% CI) | Partner Violence, AOR (95% CI) | Sexual Compulsivity, AOR (95% CI) | HIV Seropositivity, AOR (95% CI) | High-Risk Sexual Behavior, AOR (95% CI) |
| Age, y | 0.96** (0.92, 0.99) | 0.99 (0.97, 1.00) | 0.99 (0.96, 1.02) | 0.99 (0.97, 1.01) | 1.01 (0.99, 1.04) | 1.05† (1.02, 1.08) | 1.00 (0.98, 1.03) |
| Education | |||||||
| ≤ high school | 1.63 (0.47, 5.70) | 1.37 (0.60, 3.15) | 1.56 (0.52, 4.67) | 1.84 (0.77, 4.42) | 1.35 (0.52, 3.49) | 1.63 (0.54, 4.97) | 1.87 (0.64, 5.40) |
| Some college | 0.80 (0.35, 1.83) | 1.58** (1.02, 2.46) | 1.05 (0.52, 2.10) | 1.32 (0.80, 2.18) | 1.03 (0.60, 1.79) | 1.60 (0.82, 3.13) | 1.09 (0.57, 2.08) |
| College degree (Ref) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Race | |||||||
| African-American | 1.39 (0.49, 3.95) | 0.63 (0.32, 1.22) | 1.53 (0.56, 4.20) | 0.72 (0.32, 1.60) | 0.88 (0.36, 2.15) | 3.57*** (1.47, 8.68) | 2.25* (0.97, 5.20) |
| Latino | 0.47 (0.13, 1.74) | 0.83 (0.46, 1.49) | 1.51 (0.63, 3.59) | 1.07 (0.55, 2.06) | 1.32 (0.64, 2.70) | 2.85** (1.23, 6.62) | 0.63 (0.24, 1.70) |
| Other | 1.05 (0.38, 2.89) | 0.58* (0.33, 1.04) | 1.69 (0.72, 3.94) | 1.09 (0.57, 2.07) | 1.78* (0.90, 3.52) | 1.15 (0.44, 3.03) | 1.75 (0.79, 3.87) |
| White (Ref) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Income, $ | |||||||
| 0–39 999 (Ref) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ≥ 40 000 | 1.57 (0.74, 3.47) | 0.74 (0.49, 1.11) | 0.97 (0.50, 1.86) | 0.85 (0.53, 1.37) | 1.09 (0.65, 1.84) | 0.91 (0.47, 1.76) | 1.34 (0.71, 2.50) |
| HIV serostatus | |||||||
| Negative/unknown (Ref) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | … | 1.00 |
| Positive | 1.33 (0.50, 3.53) | 1.33 (0.71, 2.50) | 1.15 (0.46, 2.91) | 2.81† (1.49, 5.30) | 1.05 (0.51, 2.17) | … | 5.27† (2.66, 10.44) |
| High-risk sexual behavior | 4.59† (2.07, 10.16) | 1.54 (0.86, 2.77) | 0.52 (0.19, 1.44) | 1.41 (0.75, 2.67) | 1.61 (0.83, 3.13) | 5.70† (2.88, 11.28) | … |
| Psychosocial health problems | |||||||
| Polydrug use | … | 1.72 (0.83, 3.55) | 1.17 (0.40, 3.41) | 1.19 (0.54, 2.61) | 1.19 (0.52, 2.75) | 1.23 (0.45, 3.34) | 4.49† (2.06, 9.75) |
| Depressiona | 1.77 (0.80, 3.72) | … | 1.73* (0.92, 3.26) | 0.96 (0.61, 1.51) | 3.38† (2.03, 5.66) | 1.39 (0.73, 2.66) | 1.62 (0.89, 2.96) |
| Childhood sexual abuse | 1.07 (0.35, 3.24) | 1.76* (0.93, 3.36) | … | 2.49*** (1.32, 4.72) | 1.40 (0.69, 2.84) | 1.09 (0.43, 2.75) | 0.51 (0.18, 1.42) |
| Partner violence | 1.17 (0.54, 2.56) | 0.95 (0.60, 1.50) | 2.47*** (1.31, 4.66) | … | 2.12*** (1.25, 3.58) | 3.01† (1.59, 5.69) | 1.48 (0.79, 2.79) |
| Sexual compulsivityb | 1.17 (0.51, 2.71) | 3.42† (2.04, 5.72) | 1.42 (0.71, 2.88) | 2.14*** (1.27, 3.61) | … | 1.02 (0.49, 2.13) | 1.51 (0.77, 2.96) |
| Model statistics | |||||||
| Model r2 (Nagelkerke) | 0.16† | 0.13† | 0.09** | 0.13† | 0.15† | 0.26† | 0.23† |
Note. AOR = adjusted odds ratio; CI = confidence interval. Valid n = 509.
Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale score > 22.
Sexual Compulsivity Scale score ≥ 24.
*P < .10; **P < .05; ***P < .01; †P < .001.