Table 4.
Socio-demographic, health and lifestyle correlates of higher-risk latent sexual health classes (Men)
| Good Sexual Health | Sexual Function Problems | Wary Risk-takers | Unwary Risk-takers | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (n = 4112, 83.1% | (n = 458, 8.8%) | (n = 270, 3.8%) | (n = 273, 4.3%) | |||||
| % | % | Adjusted RRR | % | Adjusted RRR | % | Adjusted RRR | ||
| (95% CI) | (95% CI) | (95% CI) | ||||||
| Stage (a) Sociodemographic factors | ||||||||
| Age | 16–24 | 14.2 | 13.6 | 0.59 (0.41–0.85) | 35.8 | 1.26 (0.85–1.87) | 20.6 | 0.64 (0.43–0.95) |
| 25–44 | 40.8 | 48.4 | 1 | 40 | 1 | 36 | 1 | |
| 45–54 | 20.4 | 16.8 | 0.67 (0.43–1.03) | 10.1 | 0.55 (0.26–1.17) | 24.4 | 1.65 (1.03–2.63) | |
| 55–74 | 24.6 | 21.3 | 0.78 (0.54–1.14) | 14.1 | 0.89 (0.49–1.62) | 19 | 1.29 (0.80–2.08) | |
| Ethnicity | White | 88.4 | 87.3 | 1 | 75.2 | 1 | 89.2 | 1 |
| Minority | 11.6 | 12.7 | 1.31 (0.78–2.19) | 24.8 | 2.60 (1.63–4.12) | 10.8 | 0.94 (0.51–1.73) | |
| Low SES score | 0 | 50 | 51 | 1 | 27.9 | 1 | 37 | 1 |
| 1 or 2 | 39 | 39.2 | 0.88 (0.65–1.20) | 46 | 1.30 (0.82–2.06) | 44.7 | 1.34 (0.93–1.95) | |
| 3 to 5 | 11 | 9.8 | 0.74 (0.46–1.19) | 26.1 | 2.28 (1.33–3.91) | 18.3 | 1.63 (1.00–2.65) | |
| Sexual identity | Heterosexual/straight | 98.1 | 94.5 | 1 | 85.4 | 1 | 97.4 | 1 |
| Gay/bisexual/other | 1.9 | 5.5 | 3.65 (1.97–6.76) | 14.7 | 9.23 (4.17–20.47) | 2.6 | 0.83 (0.24–2.83) | |
| Partner | Married/cohabiting | 75.8 | 69.1 | 1 | 31.7 | 1 | 42.2 | 1 |
| Not cohabiting | 11.2 | 14.8 | 1.76 (1.21–2.57) | 16.3 | 2.83 (1.64–4.87) | 25.9 | 5.18 (3.34–8.04) | |
| No regular partner | 13 | 16.1 | 1.61 (1.14–2.28) | 52 | 7.29 (4.72–11.27) | 32 | 5.49 (3.62–8.32) | |
| Stage (b) Health and lifestyle factors | ||||||||
| Alcohol/drug abuse | no | 78.9 | 72.7 | 1 | 54.7 | 1 | 59.4 | 1 |
| yes | 21.1 | 27.3 | 1.41 (1.03–1.92) | 45.3 | 2.18 (1.50–3.16) | 40.6 | 2.22 (1.59–3.11) | |
| Depression | no | 93.2 | 79.5 | 1 | 86.8 | 1 | 86.7 | 1 |
| yes | 6.8 | 20.5 | 5.06 (3.41–7.51) | 13.2 | 1.72 (1.04–2.85) | 13.3 | 1.78 (1.10–2.87) | |
| Age at first sex | 16+ years | 73.6 | 73.6 | 1 | 56.9 | 1 | 50.5 | 1 |
| < 16 years | 26.4 | 26.4 | 1.00 (0.74–1.35) | 43.1 | 1.73 (1.15–2.59) | 49.5 | 2.59 (1.89–3.55) | |
At stage (a) RRRs mutually adjusted for all other socio-demographic factors, stage (b) RRRs adjusted for socio-demographic factors in stage (a), but not mutually adjusted for other health/lifestyle factors. Bold font highlights statistically significant difference (p < .05) from the reference group. Percentages and RRRs allow for complex survey design features
SES socio-economic status (score of lowest household income quintile, no educational qualifications, unemployed; highest area deprivation quintile). RRR relative risk ratio, CI confidence intervals where Good Sexual Health is the reference group