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. 2021 Nov 6;21:2024. doi: 10.1186/s12889-021-12030-x

Table 3.

Hierarchal binary logistic regression analysis for depression

Variable Model 1 Model 2 Model 3 Model 4
Odds ratio 95% CI p-value Odds ratio 95% CI p-value Odds ratio 95% CI p-value Odds ratio 95% CI p-value
Sociodemographic factors
 Age (years) 18–25 REF REF REF REF REF REF REF REF REF REF REF REF
26–35 1.01 0.61, 1.67 0.98 0.98 0.58, 1.65 0.94 1.03 0.57, 1.85 0.92 1.01 0.56, 1.82 0.98
36–45 0.86 0.49, 1.51 0.59 0.75 0.42, 1.33 0.32 0.82 0.43, 1.58 0.56 0.81 0.42, 1.55 0.52
46+ 0.60 0.35, 1.02 0.06 0.57 0.33, 0.99 0.05* 0.77 0.41, 1.46 0.42 0.76 0.40, 1.45 0.41
 Country Scotland REF REF REF REF REF REF REF REF REF REF REF REF
Wales 1.05 0.64, 1.72 0.85 0.98 0.59, 1.63 0.94 1.23 0.69, 2.19 0.48 1.23 0.69, 2.19 0.49
Northern Ireland 0.80 0.40, 1.61 0.53 0.75 0.37, 1.52 0.42 1.08 0.50, 2.32 0.85 1.08 0.50, 2.34 0.85
Republic of Ireland 0.77 0.50, 1.19 0.24 0.78 0.50, 1.22 0.28 0.80 0.48, 1.35 0.40 0.78 0.46, 1.33 0.36
 Educated post- secondary No REF REF REF REF REF REF REF REF REF REF REF REF
Yes 0.76 0.53, 1.09 0.14 0.79 0.55, 1.15 0.22 0.95 0.62, 1.45 0.82 0.96 0.63, 1.47 0.86
 Employment Other (including retired, carer, student) REF REF REF REF REF REF REF REF REF REF REF REF
Employed/ self employed 0.75 0.50, 1.12 0.16 0.78 0.51, 1.78 0.23 0.81 0.51, 1.31 0.39 0.82 0.51, 1.33 0.43
 Relationship status Single REF REF REF REF REF REF REF REF REF REF REF REF
Regular Male Partner 0.54 0.33, 0.89 0.02* 0.53 0.32, 0.87 0.01* 0.65 0.37, 1.17 0.15 0.63 0.35, 1.13 0.12
Civil Partnership / Married Man 0.60 0.28, 1.25 0.17 0.56 0.26, 1.20 0.13 1.12 0.46, 2.68 0.82 1.05 0.44, 2.53 0.92
Regular Female Partner 0.53 0.22, 1.27 0.15 0.69 0.27, 1.77 0.44 0.99 0.33, 2.95 0.99 1.13 0.37, 3.45 0.83
 Any Disability No REF REF REF REF REF REF REF REF REF REF REF REF
Yes 3.26 2.27, 4.68 0.00* 3.05 2.10, 4.43 0.00* 1.67 1.09, 2.57 0.02* 1.73 1.12, 2.66 0.01*
 Any financial worries Occasionally / Never REF REF REF REF REF REF REF REF REF REF REF REF
Sometimes / All of the time 2.84 1.96, 4.11 0.00* 2.38 1.62, 3.48 0.00* 1.42 0.92, 2.19 0.11 1.40 0.91, 2.17 0.13
 HIV status HIV positive REF REF REF REF REF REF REF REF REF REF REF REF
HIV negative 1.08 0.59, 1.97 0.81 1.11 0.59, 2.07 0.75 1.77 0.84, 3.72 0.14 1.78 0.84, 3.77 0.13
Don’t know 1.23 0.59, 2.59 0.58 1.27 0.59, 2.74 0.54 1.71 0.69, 4.22 0.24 1.74 0.70, 4.30 0.23
Behavioural factors
 Frequency of App use Never - Daily use (1–4) 0.99 0.84, 1.17 0.94 0.97 0.82, 1.15 0.75 1.01 0.83, 1.23 0.93 1.01 0.83, 1.23 0.94
 Condomless sex No REF REF REF REF REF REF REF REF REF REF REF REF
Yes 1.37 0.95, 1.96 0.10 1.42 0.97, 2.06 0.07 1.11 0.73, 1.70 0.63 1.13 0.74, 1.74 0.57
 Problematic alcohol use Safe REF REF REF REF REF REF REF REF REF REF REF REF
Hazardous 1.15 0.79, 1.67 0.47 1.19 0.81, 1.74 0.37 1.30 0.85, 1.99 0.24 1.26 0.82, 1.94 0.29
 Part drug use in last 12 months No REF REF REF REF REF REF REF REF REF REF REF REF
Yes 1.13 0.72, 1.75 0.60 1.11 0.70, 1.76 0.65 1.30 0.78, 2.17 0.31 1.31 0.79, 2.18 0.30
Minority stressors
 Stigma Low to high (0–80) 1.05 1.03, 1.07 0.00* 1.01 0.99, 1.03 0.37 1.01 0.99, 1.03 0.44
 Outness Not out to anyone - Out to everyone (1–5) 1.37 1.14, 1.65 0.00* 1.31 1.05, 1.63 0.02* 0.30 0.05, 1.79 0.19
 Experienced any form of relationship abuse in last 12 months No REF REF REF REF REF REF REF REF REF
Yes 1.43 0.96, 2.13 0.08 1.13 0.71, 1.80 0.60 1.15 0.72, 1.82 0.56
Resilience factors
 Emotional competency Low - High (1–7) 3.02 2.06, 4.44 0.00* 1.23 0.32, 4.72 0.76
 Sense of coherence Low - High (0–13) 0.92 0.90, 0.95 0.00* 0.85 0.76, 0.94 0.00*
Interactions
 How out are you * Emotional Competency 1.25 0.91, 1.71 0.18
 How out are you * Sense of Coherence 1.02 1.00, 1.05 0.10
Cox and Snell R square 0.11 0.14 0.26 0.27
Nagelkerke R Square 0.20 0.24 0.47 0.47
Percentage correct 86.00% 86.40% 89.00% 89.40%

*Statistically significant at p < 0.05