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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 3.

Multivariate logistic regression examining the relationship between sexting categories 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 1.82 (1.91, 2.78) .006 .92 (.52, 1.62) .772 .74 (.44, 1.25) .253 .42 (.22, .77) .005 .64 (.38, 1.07) .090
Sexting b
 Two-Way 5.79 (4.15, 8.08) .001 1.30 (.77, 2.18) .327 1.42 (.83, 2.41) .197 2.15 (1.29, 3.60) .003 1.94 (1.08, 3.47) .027
 Received 2.07 (1.33, 3.21) .001 1.32 (.68, 2.60) .414 1.45 (.74, 2.83) .280 1.75 (.91, 3.36) .093 1.54 (.74, 3.19) .248
 Sent 1.72 (.67, 4.39) .258 1.30 (.30, 5.56) .722 1.22 (.31, 4.81) .780 1.17 (.30, 4.65) .819 1.26 (.29, 5.52) .761
Race c
 Black 1.06 (.58, 1.93) .852 1.15 (.58, 2.28) .679 1.50 (.74, 3.05) .259 2.12 (1.07, 4.21) .031 2.80 (1.15, 6.82) .024
 Latino 1.55 (.74, 3.22) .244 1.58 (.71, 3.54) .265 .88 (.39, 1.99) .750 4.07 (1.81, 9.13) .001 2.69 (1.01, 7.15) .047
 Asian/Pacific Islander 1.02 (.53, 1.97) .942 1.81 (.86, 3.82) .118 1.84 (.87, 3.91) .113 2.49 (1.19, 5.17) .015 3.12 (1.23, 7.91) .016
 Multiracial .88 (.38, 2.04) .772 1.06 (.40, 2.79) .903 1.64 (.62, 4.34) .317 3.35 (1.27, 8.87) .015 3.41 (1.11, 10.42) .032
 Other .55 (.19, 1.63) .285 .60 (.16, 2.79) .446 .21 (.02, 1.83) .158 3.58 (.89, 14.35) .072 2.75 (.62, 12.26) .185
Education 1.03 (.95, 1.11) .538 1.01 (.92, 1.10) .887 .87 (.80, .95) .002 .94 (.86, 1.03) .167 .92 (.84, 1.00) .051
Age 1.11 (1.03, 1.19) .004 .97 (.90, 1.05) .419 1.03 (.96, 1.10) .467 1.09 (1.02, 1.18) .016 1.09 (1.01, 1.17) .031
Constant .04 .001 2.64 .270 .55 .484 .14 .022 .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.