Table 4.
Coefficients (and 95% confidence intervals) from adjusted regression analyses examining sexual health outcomes among Postponers class members
| Postponers | Lifetime STI/STD diagnosis aOR (95% CI) |
Lifetime unintended pregnancy aOR (95% CI) |
Romantic relationship quality β (95% CI) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Partners Only | Full Model | Partners Only | Full Model | Partners Only | Full Model | |
| Lifetime Number of Partners (4–7) | ||||||
| 1–3 | 0.75 (0.28, 2.00) | 0.97 (0.27, 3.49) | 1.24 (0.53, 2.89) | 1.31 (0.57, 3.03) | 0.20 (0.02, 0.38)* | 0.00 (−0.17, 0.17) |
| ≥8 | 1.56 (0.50, 4.88) | 2.17 (0.52, 9.01) | 1.89 (0.66, 5.44) | 2.04 (0.67, 6.26) | −0.19 (−0.49, 0.12) | −0.12 (−0.38, 0.15) |
| Biological Sex (Male) | ||||||
| Female | 4.96 (2.15, 11.41)** | 1.45 (0.76, 2.76) | −0.07 (−0.21, 0.07) | |||
| Race (NH White) | ||||||
| Hispanic | 1.89 (0.43, 8.43) | 2.01 (0.82, 4.90) | −0.21 (−0.43, 0.00)+ | |||
| NH Black | 5.15 (1.85, 14.33)** | 2.60 (0.88, 7.66)+ | −0.52 (−0.82, −0.23)** | |||
| NH Other | 0.44 (0.11, 1.80) | 0.76 (0.21, 2.80) | −0.25 (−0.52, 0.01)+ | |||
| Parent Education (SES; College Grad) | ||||||
| <HS | 0.10 (0.01, 0.91)* | 1.68 (0.51, 5.49) | 0.14 (−0.11, 0.38) | |||
| HS/GED | 0.65 (0.24, 1.75) | 1.54 (0.61, 3.91) | 0.06 (−0.12, 0.25) | |||
| Some College | 0.51 (0.18, 1.49) | 1.53 (0.74, 3.17) | 0.01 (−0.13, 0.15) | |||
| Family Structure (Two biological parents) | ||||||
| Other two parent family | 2.93 (0.72, 11.89) | 0.51 (0.12, 2.09) | 0.01 (−0.20, 0.23) | |||
| Single parent | 1.57 (0.55, 4.50) | 1.17 (0.49, 2.79) | −0.01 (−0.17, 0.14) | |||
| Other | 2.46 (0.37, 16.50) | 9.00 (1.07, 75.78)* | 0.23 (−0.10, 0.55) | |||
| Coerced Sex (No) | ||||||
| Yes | 4.90 (1.12, 21.43)* | 0.98 (0.42, 2.28) | 0.04 (−0.27, 0.35) | |||
| Forced Sex (No) | ||||||
| Yes | 1.45 (0.16, 13.34) | 1.16 (0.17, 8.00) | −0.35 (−0.74, 0.03)+ | |||
| Sexual Abuse (No) | ||||||
| Yes | 0.58 (0.08, 4.04) | 0.21 (0.02, 2.38) | 0.12 (−0.10, 0.34) | |||
| Years sexually active† | - | - | −0.01 (−0.03, 0.02) | |||
| Age | 1.14 (0.88, 1.48) | 1.06 (0.84, 1.34) | −0.02 (−0.06, 0.02) | |||
| Religiosity | 0.91 (0.83, 1.01)+ | 1.10 (1.02, 1.20)* | 0.01 (−0.00, 0.02) | |||
| Grade point average | 1.40 (0.73, 2.66) | 0.90 (0.63, 1.28) | −0.01 (−0.09, 0.07) | |||
| Parents’ attitudes toward sex | 1.17 (0.57, 2.39) | 0.72 (0.50, 1.03)+ | −0.02 (−0.12, 0.08) | |||
| Substance use | 1.09 (0.66, 1.79) | 1.00 (0.77, 1.30) | −0.00 (−0.05, 0.05) | |||
| Parent relationship quality | 0.92 (0.76, 1.10) | 0.93 (0.82, 1.06) | 0.03 (0.00, 0.05)* | |||
| Relationship Type (Married) | ||||||
| Cohabiting | −0.09 (−0.26, 0.08) | |||||
| Pregnancy | −0.54 (−1.36, 0.27) | |||||
| Currently dating | −0.27 (−0.51, −0.04)* | |||||
| Recently dating | −0.41 (−0.76, −0.05)* | |||||
| Current Relationship (Yes) | ||||||
| No | −0.71 (−0.99, −0.43)** | |||||
| Relationship Duration (4–8 years) | ||||||
| 0–15 months | 0.07 (−0.14, 0.28) | |||||
| 15 months-4 years | 0.01 (−0.11, 0.14) | |||||
| >8 years | 0.05 (−0.12, 0.22) | |||||
| R2 | 0.03** | 0.36** | ||||
| Constant | 4.17 (4.01, 4.34)** | 4.69 (3.09, 6.29)** | ||||
Notes: Referent groups for categorical variables are in parentheses next to the variable names; STI/STD = sexually transmitted infection/disease; aOR = adjusted odds ratio; CI = confidence interval; NH = Non-Hispanic; SES = socioeconomic status; HS = high school; GED = General Educational Development;
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p < .10;
*
p < .05;
**
p < .01;
†
Lifetime STI/STD diagnosis and lifetime unintended pregnancy analyses are adjusted for years sexually active at the time of the Wave IV interview to account for differences in exposure time