Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of the sample: men who have sex with men (MSM) and general population men (GPM), Spain, 2018-2020.
| Characteristics | MSM (N=5862), n (%a) | GPM (N=10,349), n (%a,b) | P value | |
| Age group (years) | <.001 | |||
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16-24 | 821 (14.0) | 1955 (18.9) |
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25-34 | 1650 (28.1) | 2701 (26.1) |
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35-44 | 1625 (27.7) | 2665 (25.8) |
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45-54 | 1265 (21.6) | 1668 (16.1) |
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55-64 | 501 (8.5) | 1360 (13.1) |
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| Education level | .001 | |||
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≤Lower secondary | 586 (10.0) | 5109 (49.6) |
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Upper secondary | 2104 (35.9) | 3424 (33.2) |
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University | 3169 (54.1) | 1767 (17.2) |
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| Place of birth | <.001 | |||
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Spain | 4827 (82.3) | 9116 (93.0) |
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Latin America | 797 (13.6) | 110 (1.1) |
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Other | 238 (4.1) | 580 (5.9) |
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| Size of place of residence (inhabitants) | <.001 | |||
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>1 million | 1689 (31.6) | 638 (6.2) |
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500,000-1 million | 617 (11.5) | 770 (7.4) |
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100,000-500,000 | 1155 (21.6) | 2142 (20.7) |
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50,000-100,000 | 528 (9.9) | 1613 (15.6) |
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10,000-50,000 | 734 (13.7) | 2758 (26.6) |
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<10,000 | 622 (11.6) | 2428 (23.5) |
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| Perceived economic status | <.001 | |||
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Good | 3447 (64.4) | 3379 (48.3) |
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Regular | 1462 (27.3) | 2732 (39.0) |
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Bad | 443 (8.3) | 886 (12.7) |
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| Alcohol use in past 12 months | 4729 (80.7) | 8129 (78.5) | .046 | |
| Other drug use in past 12 months | 3529 (72.6) | 2402 (23.6) | <.001 | |
aPercentages were estimated over cases with valid data.
bData were weighted by region, size of place of residence, age, and sex.