Table 3.
Substance use, psychosocial factors and their associations with depressive symptoms among MSM in Wenzhou, China (n=454)
| Variables | Total, n(%) | Major depressive symptoms, n(%) | OR (95% CI) | p Value |
| Smoking | ||||
| Yes | 284 (62.6) | 98 (34.5) | 0.99 (0.67 to 1.48) | 0.966 |
| No | 170 (37.4) | 59 (34.7) | 1.00 | |
| Drinking alcohol | ||||
| Yes | 188 (41.4) | 64 (34.0) | 0.96 (0.65 to 1.42) | 0.839 |
| No | 266 (58.6) | 93 (35.0) | 1.00 | |
| Being drunk once in the past year | ||||
| Yes | 87 (46.3) | 39 (44.8) | 2.47 (1.33 to 4.59) | 0.004 |
| No | 101 (53.7) | 25 (24.8) | 1.00 | |
| Wanting or needing to reduce drinking in the past year | ||||
| Yes | 48 (55.2) | 26 (54.2) | 2.36 (0.99 to 5.67) | 0.054 |
| No | 39 (44.8) | 13 (33.3) | 1.00 | |
| Drug use | ||||
| Yes | 17 (3.7) | 8 (47.1) | 1.72 (0.65 to 4.55) | 0.275 |
| No | 437 (96.3) | 149 (34.1) | 1.00 | |
| Suicidal ideation | ||||
| Yes | 73 (16.1) | 50 (68.5) | 5.57 (3.24 to 9.57) | <0.001 |
| No | 381 (83.9) | 107 (28.1) | 1.00 | |
| Adult sexual violence from same-sex partners | ||||
| Yes | 36 (7.9) | 23 (63.9) | 3.75 (1.84 to 7.63) | <0.001 |
| No | 418 (92.1) | 134 (32.1) | 1.00 | |
| Childhood sexual abuse | ||||
| Yes | 23 (5.1) | 14 (60.9) | 3.13 (1.32 to 7.41) | 0.009 |
| No | 431 (94.9) | 143 (33.2) | 1.00 | |
MSM, men who have sex with men.