Table 2.

Associations between guardian permission questions and not being out with at least one guardian among 14 to 17 year old males who are interested in male sexual partners in the United States.

	Total	Not Out	Out
	N = 206	n = 97	n = 109
	n (%)	n (%)	n (%)	OR (95% CI)	AOR (95% CI)
Current Survey
would not participate if guardian permission was required	171 (83)	87 (90)	84 (77)	2.6 (1.2, 5.7)	2.9 (1.2, 6.8)
guardian permission should not be required	193 (94)	92 (96)	101 (93)	1.8 (0.5, 6.3)	2.2 (0.6, 8.0)
Future Study
would not participate if guardian permission was required	179 (87)	91 (95)	88 (81)	4.3 (1.5, 12.0)	4.8 (1.7, 13.9)
guardian permission should not be required	202 (98)	96 (99)	106 (97)	2.7 (0.3, 26.5)	2.3 (0.2, 24.6)

Note: OR = Odds Ratio, AOR = Adjusted Odds Ratio; AOR adjusted for race/ethnicity, age, and sexual orientation.