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. 2022 Jan 5;24(1):38–48. doi: 10.1080/26895269.2021.2016540

Table 4.

Ordinal logistic regression of factors associated with satisfaction with romantic aspects of one’s life (N = 1,613).

Variable Crude OR 1 95% CI2 p value Adjusted OR 1 95% CI2 p value
Age in years 0.99 0.98-0.99 <0.001 0.97 0.96-0.98 <0.001
Gender3            
 Man 1.04 0.84-1.28 0.718      
 Woman 0.66 0.54-0.81 <0.001 0.81 0.60-1.09 0.161
 Non-binary 1.31 1.10-1.56 0.002 0.95 0.74-1.21 0.654
Sexual orientation3            
 Asexual 0.78 0.57-1.07 0.123      
 Bisexual 0.99 0.79-1.23 0.915      
 Fluid 1.00 0.81-1.24 0.997      
 Heterosexual 0.86 0.59-1.26 0.439      
 Homosexual 0.84 0.67-1.06 0.143      
 Queer 1.52 1.23-1.87 <0.001 1.04 0.83-1.32 0.714
Altered appearance to affirm gender identity 0.85 0.69-1.06 0.152      
Experience of gender affirming hormone treatment 0.93 0.74-1.15 0.493      
Good/excellent access to gender affirming processes 1.29 1.08-1.53 0.005 1.20 0.99-1.46 0.065
No. of trans or gender diverse friends4 1.21 1.10-1.34 <0.001 1.07 0.96-1.21 0.228
Psychological distress (K6)5 0.96 0.94-0.97 <0.001 0.96 0.94-0.98 <0.001
Good/excellent sex education at school 1.06 0.80-1.41 0.664      
Frequency of having sex6 1.96 1.82-2.11 <0.001 1.04 0.94-1.16 0.413
Any condomless sex with casual partners in last year 1.13 0.94-1.37 0.201      
Frequency of drug use for sex7 1.45 1.15-1.84 0.002 0.99 0.76-1.29 0.947
Anxious when thinking about sex life8 0.63 0.58-0.68 <0.001 0.79 0.72-0.88 <0.001
Fearful when thinking about sex life8 0.59 0.55-0.63 <0.001 0.90 0.82-1.00 0.046
Relationship history (romantic or sexual) by gender of partners3            
 Cisgender men 1.29 1.08-1.55 0.006 0.97 0.79-1.19 0.774
 Cisgender women 1.61 1.31-1.97 <0.001 1.04 0.83-1.31 0.716
 Non-binary partners 1.81 1.52-2.16 <0.001 1.40 1.12-1.76 0.004
 Transgender men 1.52 1.25-1.85 <0.001 1.03 0.82-1.30 0.808
 Transgender women 1.26 1.13-1.63 0.001 0.97 0.78-1.21 0.795
Current relationship partner(s)            
 One partner Ref.     Ref.    
 Multiple partners 0.81 0.59-1.11 0.186 0.96 0.66-1.39 0.822
 No relationship 0.05 0.04-0.07 <0.001 0.10 0.06-0.16 <0.001
Relationship type            
 Monogamous Ref.     Ref.    
 Open/other 0.64 0.50-0.82 <0.001 0.55 0.41-0.75 <0.001
 No relationship 0.05 0.04-0.07 <0.001 0.53 0.31-0.88 0.015

1 OR = odds ratio, 2 CI = confidence interval, 3 Each category compared with everyone else e.g. man vs. the other categories, 4 Scored from 0 None to 3 Most/all, 5 Kessler 6 scale scored from 6-30, 6 Scored from 0 No regular sex to 3 Weekly, 7 Scored from 0 Never to 3 Very often, 8 Scored from 1 Strongly Disagree to 5 Strongly Agree.