Table 2.

Comparison of the levels of SDS scores and risks of depression (SDS score ⩾ 53) among Chinese men who have sex with men (n = 807)

GRSEs	N	%	SDS score					Depression (SDS score ⩾ 53)
			Yes		No		p value	OR	95% CI
			Mean	SD	Mean	SD
Arguments with a close friend about your SSB	91	11.28	50.73	11.92	46.85	11.25	< 0.01	2.07	1.33	3.22
Losing a close friend because of your SSB	55	6.82	52.16	9.86	46.93	11.41	< 0.01	2.41	1.39	4.18
Arguments with parents about your SSB	52	6.44	49.88	10.77	47.11	11.41	0.09	1.40	0.79	2.49
Arguments between your parents about your SSB	29	3.59	48.10	11.28	47.26	11.39	0.69	0.91	0.41	2.02
Being physically assaulted in a “gay-bashing” incident	28	3.47	52.41	10.32	47.10	11.38	0.02	2.08	0.98	4.43
Trouble with a workmate or workmates over your SSB	22	2.73	53.07	12.04	47.12	11.33	0.02	3.68	1.52	8.88
Trouble with your boss or supervisor about your SSB	20	2.48	56.06	9.78	47.06	11.34	< 0.01	4.92	1.87	12.97
Arguments with other family members about your SSB	17	2.11	48.90	13.22	48.90	13.22	0.56	1.82	0.70	4.78
Trouble with a brother or sister about your SSB	14	1.73	48.75	14.01	47.26	11.34	0.63	2.05	0.71	5.91
Trouble with classmates over your SSB	9	1.12	48.47	14.84	47.27	11.35	0.75	0.57	0.12	2.79
Getting in trouble with the police because of your SSB	8	0.99	50.47	12.75	47.25	11.37	0.43	2.04	0.51	8.21
Trouble with your teachers over your SSB	3	0.37	39.58	5.05	47.31	11.39	0.24	Blanka
Any trouble above	210	26.02	49.64	11.39	46.46	11.28	< 0.01	1.68	1.22	2.33
Number of events
0	597	73.98	46.50 ± 11.28				< 0.01	1.00
1	131	16.23	47.77 ± 11.46					1.18	0.79	1.77
≥2	79	9.79	52.74 ± 10.62					2.94	1.82	4.73
P for trend			< 0.01

SDS, self-rating depression score; ⩾53, cut-off value for SDS score; OR, odds ratio adjusted for age; SSB, same-sex sexual behavior

^aOR could not be calculated because none experience such a GRSE in the group with SDS score < 53; Italic OR: p < 0.05