Table 3.
Differential ratings of perceived importance on five health issues for NYC gay and bisexual men, 2011, N = 660
| How would you rate the following health issues for NYC gay and bisexual men? Range: 1 - Least Important, 5 - Most Important |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIV & STDs | Drugs & Alcohol | Body Image | Mental Health | Smoking | |||||||||||
| Md | IQR | Mean Rank | Md | IQR | Mean Rank | Md | IQR | Mean Rank | Md | IQR | Mean Rank | Md | IQR | Mean Rank | |
| HIV Status | |||||||||||||||
| a. Negative | 5 | 4-5 | 330.2 | 3 | 2-4 | 325.0 | 3 | 1-4 | 329.7 | 3 | 2-4 | 319.5 a ≠ b | 2 | 1-3 | 324.3 a ≠ c |
| b. Positive | 5 | 3.75-5 | 319.2 | 3.5 | 2-5 | 353.9 | 3 | 2-4 | 345.3 | 4 | 3-5 | 403.2 | 2 | 1-3 | 351.6 |
| c. Unknown/unsure | 5 | 4-5 | 368.7 | 4 | 3-5 | 396.3 | 3 | 1-4 | 308.8 | 4 | 3-5 | 391.5 | 3 | 2-3 | 418.6 |
| Age | |||||||||||||||
| d. 18-24 | 5 | 4-5 | 338.3 | 3 | 2-4 | 278.0 d ≠ f, g, h | 3 | 1-4.75 | 343.5 | 3 | 2-4 | 297.1 | 1 | 1-3 | 301.4 g ≠ d, e, f |
| e. 25-29 | 5 | 3-5 | 311.1 | 3 | 2-4 | 306.2 e ≠ g, h | 3 | 1-4 | 315.4 | 3 | 3-4 | 328.7 | 1 | 1-3 | 305.8 |
| f. 30-39 | 5 | 4-5 | 326.8 | 3 | 3-4 | 341.0 | 3 | 2-4 | 355.5 | 3 | 2-3 | 326.0 | 2 | 1-3 | 324.6 |
| g. 40-49 | 5 | 4-5 | 350.5 | 4 | 3-5 | 363.7 | 3 | 1-4 | 314.4 | 4 | 3-5 | 363.9 | 3 | 1-4 | 391.7 |
| h. 50+ | 5 | 4-5 | 347.3 | 4 | 3-4 | 376.2 | 3 | 1-4 | 306.8 | 3 | 2-4 | 335.7 | 2 | 1-3 | 346.1 |
| Sexual Identity | |||||||||||||||
| Gay | 5 | 3.25-5 | 326.9 | 3 | 2-4 | 330.7 | 3 | 1-4 | 331.3 | 3 | 2-4 | 326.4 | 2 | 1-3 | 327.8 |
| Bisexual | 5 | 4-5 | 364.1 | 3 | 3-4 | 328.4 | 3 | 1-4 | 322.9 | 4 | 3-5 | 368.5 | 2 | 1-3.75 | 355.2 |
| Race or Ethnicity 1 | |||||||||||||||
| i. White | 5 | 4-5 | 335.6 | 3 | 2-4 | 327.6 | 3 | 2-4 | 339.6 k ≠ i, 1 | 3 | 2-4 | 308.0 i ≠ k | 2 | 1-3 | 316.5 i ≠ l |
| j. Black | 5 | 4-5 | 332.3 | 3 | 3-4 | 346.0 | 3 | 1-4 | 324.6 | 3 | 2-5 | 337.1 | 2 | 1-3 | 330.3 |
| k. Latino | 5 | 3-5 | 315.2 | 3 | 2-4 | 318.9 | 2 | 1-4 | 289.5 | 4 | 3-5 | 373.0 | 2 | 1-3 | 342.5 |
| l. All other | 5 | 3-5 | 327.4 | 3 | 3-4 | 340.7 | 3 | 2-4 | 352.7 | 3 | 2-5 | 347.5 | 2 | 1-3 | 362.3 |
| Venue of recruitment | |||||||||||||||
| Bathhouse | 5 | 4-5 | 370.4 *** | 4 | 3-5 | 378.0 *** | 3 | 2-4 | 363.4* | 4 | 3-5 | 373.1 ** | 3 | 1-4 | 407.5 *** |
| Bar/Club | 5 | 3-5 | 319.9 | 3 | 2-4 | 317.9 | 3 | 1-4 | 321.8 | 3 | 2-4 | 319.2 | 2 | 1-3 | 310.2 |
| Participant owns a “smart” phone, iPod Touch, or iPad | |||||||||||||||
| No | 5 | 3.75-5 | 332.7 | 3 | 2-4 | 331.4 | 3 | 1-4 | 315.3 | 3 | 2-4 | 339.5 | 2 | 1-3 | 330.7 |
| Yes | 5 | 4-5 | 329.6 | 3 | 2-4 | 330.2 | 3 | 1-4 | 336.5 | 3 | 2-4 | 327.0 | 2 | 1-3 | 330.4 |
| Participant is recently sexually active with a new male partner | |||||||||||||||
| No | 5 | 4-5 | 343.1 | 3 | 3-4 | 341.4 | 3 | 1-4 | 332.7 | 3 | 2-4 | 320.4 | 2 | 1-3 | 318.8 |
| Yes | 5 | 3-5 | 321.8 | 3 | 2-4 | 323.0 | 3 | 1-4 | 329.0 | 3 | 2-4 | 337.5 | 2 | 1-3 | 338.6 |
| Participant reports multiple new male sex partners, < 30 days | |||||||||||||||
| No | 5 | 4-4 | 336.4 | 3 | 2.5-4 | 332.2 | 3 | 1-4 | 333.4 | 3 | 2-4 | 320.8 | 2 | 1-3 | 317.2 * |
| Yes | 5 | 3-5 | 321.6 | 3 | 2-4 | 327.9 | 3 | 1-4 | 326.2 | 3 | 3-4 | 345.1 | 2 | 1-3 | 350.6 |
| Participant has used drugs 2, < 3 months | |||||||||||||||
| No | 5 | 4-5 | 329.0 | 3 | 2-4 | 325.6 | 3 | 1-4 | 326.2 | 3 | 2-4 | 317.8 * | 2 | 1-3 | 326.8 |
| Yes | 5 | 3.25-5 | 326.0 | 3 | 2.25-4 | 332.9 | 5 | 1.25-4 | 331.6 | 3 | 3-4 | 348.8 | 2 | 1-3 | 330.5 |
Paired comparisions using Mann-Whitney U
*
p < .05
**
p < .01
***
p < .001
Omnibus tests for items with k ≥ 3 groups using Kruskal-Wallis tests (p < .05). As a post-hoc, group comparisons using paired Mann-Whitney U (p < .05). Significant group differences shown with letters (a, b, c, etc.)
1
n = 1 missing data for race or ethnicity
2
Drugs include ketamine, MDMA, GHB, cocaine, methamphetamine, heroin, or nitrate inhalants (poppers). n = 5 were missing data on drug use