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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Adolesc Health. 2013 Dec 18;54(5):606–611. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2013.10.013

Table 2.

Multivariate logistic regression examining the relationship between lifetime sexting and recent sexual behaviors of YMSM

Sexually Active (N=1,502) RAI (N=1,058) URAI (N=1,058) IAI (N=1,058) UIAI (N=1,058)

OR 95% C.I. Sig. OR 95% C.I. Sig. OR 95% C.I. Sig. OR 95% C.I. Sig. OR 95% C.I. Sig.
Gay a 1.88 (1.24, 2.84) .003 .92 (.52, 1.62) .771 .74 (.44, 1.25) .261 .43 (.24, .79) .006 .64 (.38, 1.09) .098
Sent or Received Sext (Yes/No) b 4.88 (3.52, 6.77) .001 1.30 (.77, 2.18) .332 1.42 (.84, 2.41) .197 2.01 (1.26, 3.50) .005 1.89 (1.06, 3.38) .032
Race/Ethnicity c
 Black 1.17 (.64, 2.12) .616 1.15 (.58, 2.27) .683 1.50 (.74, 3.04) .262 2.15 (1.09, 4.25) .028 2.84 (1.17, 6.91) .021
 Latino 1.75 (.85, 3.61) .131 1.58 (.71, 3.52) .266 .87 (.38, 1.98) .743 4.15 (1.86, 9.29) .001 2.75 (1.04, 7.30) .042
 Asian/Pacific Islander 1.13 (.59, 2.16) .704 1.81 (.86, 3.81) .118 1.83 (.86, 3.88) .115 2.51 (1.21, 5.22) .013 3.17 (1.25, 8.01) .015
 Multiracial .98 (.43, 2.23) .953 1.06 (.40, 2.79) .905 1.64 (.62, 4.33) .318 3.39 (1.28, 8.97) .014 3.44 (1.12, 10.52) .030
 Other .61 (.21, 1.77) .359 .60 (.16, 2.23) .444 .21 (.02, 1.83) .157 3.64 (.91, 14.59) .068 2.80 (.63, 12.48) .177
Education 1.03 (.95, 1.12) .432 1.01 (.92, 1.10) .888 .87 (.80, .95) .002 .94 (.86, 1.03) .170 .92 (.84, 1.00) .052
Age 1.09 (1.02, 1.17) .011 .97 (.90, 1.05) .421 1.03 (.96, 1.10) .466 1.09 (1.01, 1.17) .019 1.08 (1.01, 1.17) .035
Constant .04 .001 2.64 .270 .55 .482 .14 .023 .05 .001

Notes.

a

Non-gay identified men serve as referent group.

b

Non-sexters serve as referent group.

c

White men serve as referent group.