Table 2.
Elevated borderline personality disorder symptom severity and sexually transmitted infection risk in the six months prior to incarceration among 189 African American men aged 19–60 years incarcerated in North Carolina
| Continuous BPD Symptom Severity Score |
BPD Symptom Severity in Top Quartile (BPD-TQ)b | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | AOR and 95% CIa | Percent with Outcome |
OR and 95% CI | AOR and 95% CIa |
| Multiple Partnerships | 1.07 (1.00, 1.16)* | |||
| Low BPD Symptoms | 36.1 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
| BPD Symptoms in Top Quartile | 63.6 | 3.10 (1.60, 6.02)*** | 2.58 (1.24, 5.36)** | |
| Concurrent Partnerships | 1.07 (1.00, 1.15)* | |||
| Low BPD Symptoms | 25.4 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
| BPD Symptoms in Top Quartile | 53.6 | 3.39 (1.75, 6.56)*** | 2.50 (1.23, 5.08)** | |
| Sex Trade Involvement | 1.07 (0.97, 1.18) | |||
| Low BPD Symptoms | 10.2 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
| BPD Symptoms in Top Quartile | 11.9 | 1.18 (0.45, 3.13) | 1.33 (0.43, 4.08) | |
| Sex with Partners who Sell Sex | 1.11 (0.99, 1.25) | |||
| Low BPD Symptoms | 3.3 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
| BPD Symptoms in Top Quartile | 15.5 | 5.42 (1.59, 18.43)** | 10.71 (2.19, 52.43)** | |
| Sex with Non-Monogamous Partners | 1.09 (1.01, 1.18)** | |||
| Low BPD Symptoms | 16.4 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
| BPD Symptoms in Top Quartile | 39.7 | 3.35 (1.65, 6.83)*** | 2.54 (1.17, 5.51)** | |
| Sex with Partners who Ever Had an STI | 1.04 (0.91, 1.18) | |||
| Low BPD Symptoms | 4.9 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
| BPD Symptoms in Top Quartile | 10.3 | 2.23 (0.69, 7.25) | 3.42 (0.94, 12.38)* | |
| Sex while Intoxicated | 1.07 (0.95, 1.19) | |||
| Low BPD Symptoms | 77 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
| BPD Symptoms in Top Quartile | 93 | 3.96 (1.32, 11.87)** | 2.97 (0.94, 9.34)* | |
| Self-Reported Previous STI | 1.08 (1.01, 1.17)** | |||
| Low BPD Symptoms | 29.6 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
| BPD Symptoms in Top Quartile | 47.5 | 2.15 (1.13, 4.07)** | 2.02 (0.99, 4.15)* | |
| Prevalent Chlamydia | 1.02 (0.87, 1.19) | |||
| Low BPD Symptoms | 3.1 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
| BPD Symptoms in Top Quartile | 6.9 | 2.29 (0.55, 9.52) | 2.19 (0.46, 10.45) | |
| Prevalent Trichomoniasis | 0.98 (0.80, 1.22) | |||
| Low BPD Symptoms | 4.7 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
| BPD Symptoms in Top Quartile | 3.5 | 0.73 (0.14, 3.71) | 1.73 (0.27, 11.19) | |
Abbreviations: OR=Odds Ratio; AOR=Adjusted Odds Ratio; CI=Confidence Interval; STI=Sexually Transmitted Infection; BPD=Borderline Personality Disorder.
a
Adjusted for age, joblessness, and antisocial personality disorder
b
Borderline personality disorder symptom score split at the 75th percentile (scores ≥10); Low BPD symptoms (n=129) and High BPD symptoms (n=60)
*
p value < 0.10;
**
p value < 0.05;
***
p value<0.001