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Table 4 Associations between ever having had sexual intercourse with a commercial sex worker and selected socio-demographic, lifestyle and sexual behaviour variables among sexually active men stratified by age (n = 21,494)

From: Sexual risk taking behaviour: prevalence and associated factors. A population-based study of 22 000 Danish men

 

Sexual intercourse with a commercial sex worker

 

All ages

18-25 years

26-35 years

36-45 years

 

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(95% CI)

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(95% CI)

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(95% CI)

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(95% CI)

Age at enrolment (years)

        

Linear (per year)

1.05

(1.04-1.05)

1.21

(1.13-1.30)

1.05

(1.02-1.07)

1.00

(0.98-1.03)

Marital status

        

Married or cohabiting

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

 

Single

1.60

(1.43-1.80)

2.32

(1.59-3.38)

1.47

(1.22-1.76)

1.76

(1.49-2.08)

Educational level

        

≤ 9 years

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

 

10-11 years

0.99

(0.87-1.12)

0.84

(0.58-1.22)

0.95

(0.76-1.20)

0.95

(0.80-1.13)

≥ 12 years

0.85

(0.74-0.97)

0.71

(0.49-1.03)

0.76

(0.60-0.97)

0.89

(0.73-1.07)

Area of residence

        

Capital area

1.32

(1.16-1.50)

1.33

(0.92-1.92)

1.06

(0.87-1.28)

1.40

(1.15-1.71)

Capital suburbs

1.19

(1.02-1.38)

1.51

(1.01-2.25)

1.33

(1.03-1.73)

1.10

(0.89-1.35)

Large provincial cities

1.05

(0.93-1.20)

0.91

(0.63-1.31)

1.09

(0.89-1.33)

0.99

(0.81-1.21)

Rural areas

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

 

Smoking

        

Never

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

 

Former

1.07

(0.94-1.21)

2.10

(1.35-3.26)

1.11

(0.90-1.37)

0.96

(0.81-1.14)

Current

1.28

(1.16-1.42)

1.70

(1.27-2.27)

1.23

(1.04-1.44)

1.22

(1.06-1.42)

Alcohol consumption

        

Never binge drinking

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

 

Never drinking

0.78

(0.39-1.54)

1.33

(0.32-5.51)

0.98

(0.33-2.93)

0.48

(0.14-1.61)

Binge drinking < 1/month

0.94

(0.80-1.12)

1.63

(0.73-3.62)

0.81

(0.61-1.10)

0.91

(0.73-1.12)

Binge drinking 1-3/month

0.95

(0.80-1.12)

1.16

(0.54-2.46)

0.89

(0.66-1.19)

0.91

(0.72-1.13)

Binge drinking ≥ 4/month

1.15

(0.95-1.40)

1.41

(0.66-3.02)

1.03

(0.73-1.44)

1.56

(1.20-2.02)

Age at first intercourse with a female partner (years)

        

≥ 15

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

 

≤ 14

1.19

(1.06-1.34)

1.31

(0.95-1.80)

1.12

(0.93-1.36)

1.28

(1.08-1.53)

Lifetime number of sexual partners

        

1

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

 

2-4

2.55

(1.65-3.93)

0.82

(0.39-1.73)

3.23

(1.54-6.79)

4.54

(1.96-10.50)

5-9

5.18

(3.41-7.86)

1.81

(0.90-3.68)

6.78

(3.31-13.91)

8.08

(3.56-18.37)

≥ 10

12.81

(8.50-19.31)

3.57

(1.75-7.29)

14.52

(7.14-29.53)

22.19

(9.87-49.87)

Number of new sex partners in past 6 months

        

0

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

1.36

(1.21-1.53)

1.62

(1.13-2.31)

1.31

(1.09-1.58)

1.34

(1.13-1.60)

≥ 2

1.88

(1.62-2.18)

1.54

(1.04-2.27)

2.05

(1.61-2.60)

2.63

(2.07-3.34)

  1. All ORs are mutually adjusted for all variables in the table and for age as a continuous variable