TABLE 2—
Adjusted Mortality Hazards Among US Adults Aged 18 Years and Older, by Self-Reported Gender of Lifetime Sexual Partners and Respondent Gender: General Social Survey–National Death Index Data Set (1988–2008)
| Primary Cause of Deatha | Men With Any Male Sexual Partners,b Adjusted HR (95% CI) | Women With Any Female Sexual Partners,c Adjusted HR (95% CI) |
| Intentional self-harm | 0.40 (0.05, 3.05) | 6.28 (1.45, 27.22) |
| HIV-related causes | 1.29 (0.47, 3.51) | . . . |
| Breast cancer | . . . | 1.82 (0.63, 5.32) |
| All other conditions | 1.06 (0.83, 1.36) | 0.96 (0.69, 1.33) |
| All-cause mortality | 1.04 (0.82, 1.31) | 1.06 (0.78, 1.43) |
Note. CI = confidence interval; HR = hazard ratio. Hazard ratios estimated by gender-stratified Cox-proportional hazards survival analyses with adjustment for age, education, race, family income, census division, and self-rated health and happiness at interview.
a
HIV-related causes coded under “all other conditions” for women; breast cancer coded under “all other conditions” for men.
b
Reference category: female sexual partners only.
c
Reference category: male sexual partners only.