Table 4.

Multivariate Models of Characteristics & Behaviors Associated with Reporting Types of Concurrency among Young Adults from 3 STD Clinics Who Reported Sexual Activity in their Lifetime (AOR (95% CI))^*

	Reactive		Transitional		Compensatory		Experimental
	Men (N = 585)	Women (N = 458)	Men (N = 585)	Women (N = 458)	Men (N = 585)	Women (N = 458)	Men (N = 585)	Women (N = 458)
African American	1.27 (0.69-2.32)	2.60 (1.41-4.79)	0.83 (0.44-1.56)	1.57 (0.81-3.03)	3.58 (1.89-6.80)	0.83 (0.43-1.60)	0.92 (0.50-1.70)	0.60 (0.29-1.23)
Heterosexual	0.43 (0.25-0.76)	1.20 (0.72-2.01)	1.54 (0.84-2.84)	1.25 (0.71-2.19)	0.74 (0.41-1.36)	0.68 (0.40-1.17)	0.61 (0.34-1.09)	0.45 (0.25-0.80)
> 3 Lifetime sex partners	1.25 (0.73-2.14)	4.45 (1.98-10.0)	2.07 (1.20-3.59)	3.75 (1.71-8.22)	0.85 (0.49-1.48)	0.85 (0.41-1.77)	1.95 (1.06-3.55)	2.13 (0.80-5.72)
Drug use** (since June 1995)	1.71 (1.06-2.76)	1.77 (0.96-3.26)	1.06 (0.65-1.73)	1.28 (0.67-2.44)	1.22 (0.74-2.02)	0.98 (0.51-1.86)	1.03 (0.64-1.66)	2.37 (1.24-4.52)
Ever have sex the same day as meeting a partner	2.06 (1.29-3.29)	1.58 (0.93-2.67)	0.94 (0.59-1.50)	1.72 (0.99-2.99)	1.50 (0.92-2.45)	1.36 (0.77-2.40)	3.44 (2.03-5.85)	3.12 (1.70-5.76)

^*All models are controlled for age, site, and the three other concurrency types; the reference group for each model is all people who did not report that type of concurrency

^**drugs include: cocaine, crystal meth, LSD, PCP, ecstasy, mushrooms, inhalants, ice, and heroin