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. 2013 Aug 22;8(8):e74446. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0074446

Table 2. Multivariate logistic regression analysis to characterize factors associated with the different outcomes of interest.

Variable OR SE 95% CI p value
Model 1. Have suffered at least one type of violence because of their sexual orientation
Log likelihood=-576.25, χ2=35.85 (5 df), p<0.0001
Educational level
High school 0.53 0.08 0.39-0.71 <0.001
College degree or higher* 1.0 - - -
Who is not married 0.49 0.11 0.31-0.77 0.002
Who live alone 0.67 0.21 0.37-1.22 0.19
Sexual orientation
Bisexual* 1.0 - - -
Lesbian 1.68 0.39 1.07-2.65 0.026
Gay men 1.22 0.27 0.8-1.87 0.36
Model 2. Have fear of suffering any kind of violence because of their sexual orientation
Log likelihood=-623.1, χ2=84.77 (7 df), p<0.0001
Who have suffered at least one type of violence because of their sexual orientation 2.06 0.31 1.54-2.76 <0.001
Sexual orientation
Bisexual* 1.0 - - -
Lesbian 2.5 0.65 1.5-4.2 <0.001
Gay men 2.3 0.81 1.16-4.58 0.018
Who is not married 0.61 0.13 0.4-0.91 0.016
Women 2.23 0.91 1.01-4.94 0.049
Educational level
Middle school or lower 1.37 0.29 0.91-2.1 0.14
College degree or higher* 1.0 - - -
Who is a member of a homosexual association 0.86 0.14 0.62-1.19 0.35

* Reference category