Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of men and women reporting anal intercourse, NHANES 2009–2010
| Characteristica | Men (anal and oral intercourse) N=2,118
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P value | Women (anal intercourse) N=2,091
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P value | ||
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| No (n=2,017) | Yes (n=101) | No (n=1,348) | Yes (n=743) | |||
| Age decade (years) | 0.22 | 0.009 | ||||
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| 20–29 | 97.0 (95.1–98.2) | 3.0 (1.8–5.0) | 57.7 (50.5–64.6) | 42.3 (35.4–49.7) | ||
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| 30–39 | 93.7 (90.4–95.9) | 6.3 (4.1–9.6) | 60.0 (54.6–64.5) | 40.3 (35.5–45.4) | ||
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| 40–49 | 96.5 (93.1–95.9) | 3.5 (1.8–6.9) | 59.4 (54.3–64.3) | 40.6 (35.7–45.8) | ||
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| 50–59 | 94.0 (88.3–97.0) | 6.0 (3.0–11.7) | 66.2 (60.0–71.9) | 33.8 (28.1–40.0) | ||
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| 66–69 | 96.3 (92.5–98.1) | 3.7 (1.8–7.5) | 72.5 (67.2–77.3) | 27.5 (39.1–47.0) | ||
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| Race/Ethnicity | 0.50 | 0.06 | ||||
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| Hispanic-Mexican American | 96.1 (91.2–98.3) | 3.9 (1.7–8.8) | 67.9 (61.6–73.5) | 32.2 (26.5–38.4) | ||
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| Hispanic—other | 94.6 (88.9–97.5) | 5.4 (2.5–11.1) | 60.7 (49.0–71.2) | 39.4 (28.8–51.0) | ||
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| Non-Hispanic white | 95.1 (92.9–96.7) | 4.9 (3.3–7.1) | 60.0 (56.0–63.9) | 40.0 (36.1–44.0) | ||
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| Non-Hispanic black | 95.7 (93.2–97.3) | 4.3 (2.7–6.8) | 71.8 (65.2–77.5) | 28.2 (22.5–34.8) | ||
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| Other—including multi-racial | 98.5 (91.9–99.7) | 1.5 (0.3–8.1) | 69.9 (54.1–80.6) | 31.1 (19.4–45.9) | ||
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| Education | 0.02 | 0.02 | ||||
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| <High school | 98.6 (97.6–99.2) | 1.4 (0.8–2.4) | 70.3 (64.3–75.8) | 29.7 (24.2–35.8) | ||
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| High school | 95.8 (93.1–97.5) | 4.2 (2.5–6.9) | 57.6 (51.9–63.1) | 42.4 (36.9–48.1) | ||
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| >High school | 94.4 (91.8–96.2) | 5.6 (3.8–8.2) | 62.4 (59.1–65.6) | 37.6 (34.4–40.9) | ||
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| Poverty status | 0.13 | 0.70 | ||||
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| At or below level | 92.5 (86.7–95.9) | 7.5 (4.1–13.3) | 61.7 (55.9–67.2) | 38.3 (32.8–44.1) | ||
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| 1× above level | 96.1 (92.1–98.1) | 3.9 (1.9–7.8) | 64.5 (58.6–70.0) | 35.5 (30.0–41.4) | ||
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| 2× above level | 95.8 (94.4–96.9) | 4.2 (3.1–5.6) | 62.4 (59.5–65.3) | 37.6 (34.7–40.6) | ||
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| BMI | 0.45 | 0.76 | ||||
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| <25.0 | 94.9 (92.0–96.8) | 5.1 (3.2–8.0) | 63.8 (58.1–69.1) | 36.2 (30.9–41.9) | ||
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| 25.0–29.9 | 95.0 (92.7–96.7) | 5.0 (3.3–7.3) | 61.2 (54.7–67.1) | 38.9 (33.0–45.3) | ||
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| >30.0 | 96.4 (93.8–97.9) | 3.6 (2.1–6.2) | 62.8 (59.3–66.2) | 37.2 (33.8–40.7) | ||
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| Number of comorbid conditions | 0.72 | 0.67 | ||||
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| None | 95.5 (94.1–96.6) | 4.5 (3.4–5.9) | 62.4 (58.4–66.3) | 37.6 (33.8–41.6) | ||
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| 1 | 96.2 (93.5–97.8) | 3.9 (2.3–6.5) | 63.4 (60.9–65.9) | 36.6 (34.1–39.1) | ||
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| 2 | 93.6 (81.0–98.1) | 6.4 (1.9–19.0) | 65.2 (56.2–73.2) | 34.9 (26.8–43.8) | ||
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| 3 or more | 93.0 (69.7–98.7) | 7.0 (1.3–30.3) | 57.2 (42.4–70.9) | 42.8 (29.1–57.6) | ||
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| Depression (moderate–severe)b | 0.37 | 0.01 | ||||
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| No | 95.5 (94.0–96.7) | 4.5 (3.3–6.0) | 63.2 (60.5–65.7) | 36.9 (34.3–39.5) | ||
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| Yes | 93.8 (86.8–97.2) | 6.2 (2.8–13.2) | 50.4 (41.0–59.8) | 49.6 (40.2–59.0) | ||
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| Fecal incontinence (monthly or more) | 0.03 | 0.05 | ||||
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| No | 95.8 (94.1–97.0) | 4.3 (3.0–5.9) | 63.4 (61.0–65.6) | 36.7 (34.4–39.0) | ||
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| Yes | 90.6 (83.7–94.7) | 9.4 (5.3–16.3) | 55.6 (46.9–63.9) | 44.4 (36.1–53.1) | ||
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| Fecal Incontinence Severity Index (FISI) scores (mean, 95% CI) | 0.28 | 0.20 | ||||
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| 4.0 (3.5–4.4) | 4.6 (3.5–5.6) | 4.3 (3.9–4.7) | 4.6 (4.3–4.9) | |||
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| Stool consistency, Bristol Stool Form Scale | 0.99 | 0.12 | ||||
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| Hard, type 1–2 | 94.2 (82.6–98.2) | 4.6 (1.3–15.2) | 60.6 (54.7–66.2) | 39.4 (33.8–45.3) | ||
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| Normal, type 3–5 | 95.5 (94.0–96.6) | 4.6 (3.3–6.3) | 63.3 (60.7–65.9) | 36.7 (34.2–39.3) | ||
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| Loose, type 6–7 | 95.9 (89.6–98.4) | 4.2 (1.3–12.9) | 56.7 (49.1–63.9) | 43.3 (36.1–50.9) | ||
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| Vaginal delivery | 0.13 | |||||
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| None | NA | NA | 57.2 (50.3–63.9) | 42.8 (36.1–40.6) | ||
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| 1 or more | NA | NA | 63.3 (59.5–66.9) | 36.8 (33.1–40.6) | ||
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| Hysterectomy | 0.60 | |||||
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| No | NA | NA | 62.5 (59.9–65.0) | 37.5 (35.0–40.1) | ||
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| Yes | NA | NA | 63.5 (59.5–67.3) | 36.5 (32.7–40.5) | ||
BMI, body mass index; CI, confidence interval; NA, not applicable; NHANES, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.
a
Proportion (95% CI) unless noted.
b
Based upon a PHQ-9 score of ≥10.