Table 3.
Bivariate associations between HIV serostatus and selected continuous outcomes assessed during the past 90 days among young black MSM.
| Outcome | Mean | t | df | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frequency of anal receptive sex | ||||
| HIV-negative | 7.64 | 2.29 | 428.9a | .02 |
| HIV-positive | 5.15 | |||
| Frequency of anal insertive sex | ||||
| HIV-negative | 4.08 | .79 | 598 | .43 |
| HIV-positive | 4.83 | |||
| Number of male partners who were BOTTOMs | ||||
| HIV-negative | 2.08 | .99 | 595 | .32 |
| HIV-positive | 2.48 | |||
| Number of male partners who were TOPs | ||||
| HIV-negative | 2.51 | .09 | 592 | .94 |
| HIV-positive | 2.46 | |||
| Frequency of condomless anal receptive sex | ||||
| HIV-negative | 2.72 | 2.12 | 429.0a | .03 |
| HIV-positive | 1.35 | |||
| Frequency of condomless anal insertive sex | ||||
| HIV-negative | 1.40 | 1.67 | 359.7a | .09 |
| HIV-positive | .88 | |||
a
Based on failed Levine’s test, an unequal variances method was used, this also yields adjusted degrees of freedom.