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Table 1 Demographic and other characteristics of study participants by perceived risk and bivariate logistic regression of high versus low perceived risk

From: Actual sexual risk and perceived risk of HIV acquisition among HIV-negative men who have sex with men in Toronto, Canada

  

Totala

Perceived risk

OR

95 % CI

Characteristics

  

Low (n = 116)

High (n = 29)

  
  

n(%)

n(%)

n(%)

  

Age (years)

<30

9 (6.29)

5 (4.35)

4 (14.29)

1.00

 
 

30–39

36 (25.17)

28 (24.35)

8 (28.57)

0.41

0.093, 1.83

 

40–49

57 (39.86)

47 (40.87)

10 (35.71)

0.38

0.093, 1.58

 

50–59

32 (22.38)

28 (24.35)

4 (14.29)

0.21

0.041, 1.11

 

60+

9 (6.29)

7 (6.09)

2 (7.14)

0.43

0.057, 3.22

Ethnicity

White

119 (84.40)

96 (85.71)

23 (79.31)

1.00

 
 

Other

22 (15.60)

16 (14.29)

6 (20.69)

1.66

0.62, 4.47

Education

High School or less

9 (6.21)

8 (6.90)

1 (3.45)

1.00

 
 

Some or completed undergraduate

103 (71.03)

81 (69.83)

22 (75.86)

1.42

0.29, 6.94

 

Some or completed graduate

33 (22.76)

27 (23.28)

6 (20.69)

1.11

0.19, 6.44

Personal Income

$19,999 or less

35 (24.31)

25 (21.55)

10 (35.71)

1.00

 
 

$20,000–$59,999

60 (41.67)

49 (42.24)

11 (39.29)

0.60

0.23, 1.54

 

$60,000–$99,999

31 (21.53)

26 (22.41)

5 (17.86)

0.47

0.14, 1.55

 

$100,000 or more

18 (12.50)

16 (13.79)

2 (7.14)

0.31

0.060, 1.56

Lifetime number of HIV tests

Less than 5

27 (18.62)

25 (21.55)

2 (6.90)

1.00

 

5–9

44 (30.34)

33 (28.45)

11 (37.93)

2.89

0.73, 11.44

 

10–19

41 (28.28)

32 (27.59)

9 (31.03)

2.36

0.58, 9.62

 

20–29

23 (15.86)

17 (14.66)

6 (20.69)

3.06

0.67, 13.91

 

30 or more

10 (6.90)

9 (7.76)

1 (3.45)

0.96

0.089, 10.48

Ever STI diagnosis

no

40 (27.59)

33 (28.45)

7 (24.14)

1.00

 
 

yes

105 (72.41)

83 (71.50)

22 (75.86)

1.33

0.52, 3.38

Ever taken post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP)

No

130 (90.28)

105 (91.30)

25 (86.21)

1.00

 

Yes

14 (9.72)

10 (8.70)

4 (13.79)

2.54

0.85, 7.66

Used amyl nitrite (poppers) in previous 6 months

No

104 (72.73)

91 (79.13)

13 (46.43)

1.00

 

Yes

39 (27.27)

24 (20.87)

15 (53.57)

3.88

1.66, 9.02

Used methamphetamines or crystal meth in previous 6 months

No

129 (90.21)

106 (92.17)

23 (82.14)

1.00

 

Yes

14 (9.79)

9 (7.83)

5 (17.86)

2.40

0.74, 7.78

Marital status

Married/common law to male or female

55 (38.19)

45 (38.79)

10 (35.71)

1.00

 
 

Divorced/separated/widowed from male or female

22 (15.28)

18 (15.52)

4 (14.29)

1.00

0.28, 3.60

 

Single, never married

67 (46.53)

53 (45.69)

14 (50.00)

1.31

0.54, 3.17

Component 1: Condom use during insertive or receptive anal sex with casual male partner or number of casual partners

Low

49 (33.79)

42 (36.21)

7 (24.14)

2.29

0.82, 6.39

Med

49 (33.79)

40 (34.48)

9 (31.03)

1.35

0.46, 3.97

High

47 (32.41)

34 (29.31)

13 (44.83)

1.00

 

Component 2: Condom use during insertive or receptive anal sex with an HIV-positive regular male partner

Low

48 (33.10)

40 (34.48)

8 (27.59)

1.60

0.62, 4.12

Med

31 (21.38)

26 (22.41)

5 (17.24)

0.96

0.28, 3.62

High

66 (45.52)

50 (43.10)

16 (55.17)

1.00

 

Component 3: Condom use during insertive or receptive anal sex with an HIV-unknown status regular male partner

Low

49 (33.79)

38 (32.76)

11 (37.93)

2.07

0.71, 6.01

Med

72 (49.66)

63 (54.31)

9 (31.03)

0.49

0.19, 1.30

High

24 (16.55)

15 (12.93)

9 (31.03)

1.00

 

HIRI-MSM score (continuous)

median (IQR)

10 (2–19)

9 (2–16)

18 (8–25)

1.07

1.02, 1.11

HIRI-MSM score

9 or less

68 (46.90)

60 (51.72)

8 (27.59)

1.00

 
 

10 or more

77 (53.10)

56 (48.28)

21 (72.41)

2.25

0.98, 5.18

  1. aNumber of subjects missing values or answering ‘don’t know’ or refuse to answer for age (2), ethnicity (4), personal income (1), PEP use (1), poppers (2), methamphetamines (2), marital status (1)
  2. OR Odds Ratio, 95 % CI 95 % Confidence Intervals, STI Sexually transmitted infection, HIRI-MSM HIV Risk Index for MSM