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. 2017 Mar 31;22(1):43–48. doi: 10.6065/apem.2017.22.1.43

Table 2. Association between sexual behavior and timing of first nocturnal ejaculation.

Sexual behavior Early puberty groupa) Normal puberty groupb) Unadjusted Adjusted
N % 95% CI N % 95% CI OR (95% CI) P-value OR (95% CI)c) P-value
Have you had sexual intercourse?
 Yes 154 26.8 22.5–31.5 918 10.0 9.3–10.8 3.27 (2.56–4.17) <0 .001 2.73 (2.03–3.69) <0.001
 No 441 73.2 68.5–77.5 8,813 90.0 89.2–90.7
When have you had first sexual intercourse?
 Elementary school 74 45.4 36.8–54.3 88 10.0 8.1–12.4 7.45 (5.00-11.10) <0.001 5.96 (3.47–10.22) <0.001
 Middle/high school 80 54.6 45.7–63.2 815 90.0 87.6–91.9
Have you had sexually transmitted disease?d)
 Yes 35 24.5 17.1–33.7 42 4.7 3.3–6.6 6.60 (3.94–11.08) <0.001 5.17 (2.52–10.20) <0.001
 No 119 75.5 66.3–82.9 876 95.3 93.4–96.7

N, unweighted; %, weighted; CI, confidence interval.

a)Early puberty group: Male adolescents who underwent first nocturnal ejaculation when they were in grade 4 or earlier (≤grade 4). b)Normal puberty group: Male adolescents who underwent first nocturnal ejaculation when they were in grade 5 or later (≥grade 5). c)OR, odds ratio (adjusted for sociodemographic variables of paternal educational level, maternal educational level, living with both parents, academic performance, and household income). d)Sexually transmitted disease: gonococal infection, syphilis, chlamydial infection, genital herpes, condyloma, urethritis, pelvic inflammatory disease, human immunodeficiency virus infection.