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Table 4 Adjusted Confounder Model for not having tested for HIV, hepatitis C virus and syphilis in the past 2 years, stratified by age

From: Risks for HIV and other sexually transmitted infections among Asian men who have sex with men in Vancouver, British Columbia: a cross-sectional survey

Variable

<35

p-value

≥35

p-value

 

Adjusted odds ratio (95% CI)

 

Adjusted odds ratio (95% CI)

 

a. Adjusted Confounder Model for not having tested for HIV in the past 2 years, stratified by age

Asian ethnicity

2.04 (1.08-3.86)

0.028

0.65 (0.28-1.51)

0.32

English or French as first language

1.29 (0.69-2.43)

0.426

1.28 (0.62-2.66)

0.51

Age (in years) of participate at study enrolment.

0.97 (0.92-1.02)

0.245

1.01 (0.98-1.03)

0.58

IDU ever

0.81 (0.41-1.56)

0.522

0.42 (0.20-0.86)

0.017

At the present time, do you smoke cigarettes?

1.31 (0.84-2.03)

0.234

1.15 (0.68-1.95)

0.60

Not told doctor of male sex partners

5.83 (3.67-9.24)

<0.001

3.47 (1.90-6.35)

<0.001

b. Adjusted Confounder Model for not having tested for Hepatitis C Virus in the past 2 years, stratified by age

Asian ethnicity

2.30 (1.27-4.19)

0.006

1.05 (0.51-2.15)

0.90

English or French as first language

1.25 (0.71-2.22)

0.435

1.14 (0.61-2.13)

0.68

Age (in years) of participate at study enrolment.

0.99 (0.95-1.04)

0.664

1.02 (1.00-1.04)

0.063

Not told doctor of male sex partners

7.06 (4.30-11.60)

<0.001

2.43 (1.41-4.18)

0.001

c. Adjusted Confounder Model for not having tested for syphilis in the past 2 years, stratified by age

Asian ethnicity

0.85 (0.45-1.61)

0.625

0.67 (0.32-1.40)

0.29

English or French as first language

1.19 (0.66-2.15)

0.563

0.81 (0.43-1.52)

0.51

Age (in years) of participate at study enrolment.

0.96 (0.92-1.01)

0.124

0.99 (0.97-1.01)

0.48

IDU ever

1.59 (0.86-2.93)

0.137

1.77 (1.08-2.90)

0.023

At the present time, do you smoke cigarettes?

0.66 (0.44-1.00)

0.048

0.65 (0.43-0.98)

0.038

Not told doctor of male sex partners

0.11 (0.07-0.18)

<0.001

0.24 (0.14-0.42)

<0.001