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. 2018 May 3;8(4):bmjopen-2016-013512. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-013512

Table 4.

RDS-weighted multivariable analyses of factors associated with depressive symptoms among MSM in Wenzhou, China (n=454)

Variable AOR (95% CI) p Value RDS-weighted AOR (95% CI) p Value
Age (years)
 ≤25 1.26 (0.62 to 2.54) 0.526 1.17 (0.56 to 2.43) 0.681
 26‒35 1.74 (1.01 to 3.01) 0.048 2.43 (1.35 to 4.39) 0.003
 36 and older 1 1
Marital status
 Never married 1 1
 Married/divorced/widowed 0.73 (0.43 to 1.24) 0.246 0.64 (0.36 to 1.12) 0.119
Education level
 Junior school or lower 1 1
 Senior school 1.55 (0.92 to 2.62) 0.103 2.01 (1.16 to 3.49) 0.014
 College or higher 1.08 (0.53 to 2.20) 0.838 0.92 (0.45 to 1.88) 0.825
Monthly income (¥)
 <3000 1 1
 3000 and above 0.92 (0.58 to 1.46) 0.714 0.65 (0.40 to 1.03) 0.068
Sexual orientation
 Homosexual 1.05 (0.67 to 1.66) 0.823 0.85 (0.52 to 1.37) 0.499
 Heterosexual or bisexual or indeterminate 1 1
Consistent condom use during anal sex with men in the past 6 months
 Yes 1 1
 No 2.13 (1.32 to 3.45) 0.002 3.62 (2.15 to 6.13) <0.001
No of oral male sexual partners in the past 6 months
 ≤2 1 1
 >2 1.44 (0.91 to 2.27) 0.12 1.75 (1.09 to 2.80) 0.02
Being drunk once in the past year
 Yes 2.07 (1.00 to 4.26) 0.049 2.89 (1.36 to 6.14) 0.006
 No 1 1
Suicidal ideation
 No 1 1
 Yes 4.54 (2.50 to 8.26) <0.001 5.09 (2.59 to 9.97) <0.001
Adult sexual violence from male sexual partners
 No 1 1
 Yes 2.25 (1.00 to 5.07) 0.051 2.57 (1.03 to 6.73) 0.031
Childhood sexual abuse
 Yes 1.84 (0.63 to 5.36) 0.263 1.89 (0.34 to 10.57) 0.467
 No 1 1

AOR, adjusted OR; MSM, men who have sex with men; RDS, respondent-driven sampling.