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Table 4 Socio-demographic, health and lifestyle correlates of higher-risk latent sexual health classes (Men)

From: Latent class analysis of sexual health markers among men and women participating in a British probability sample survey

  

Good Sexual Health

Sexual Function Problems

Wary Risk-takers

Unwary Risk-takers

(n = 4112, 83.1%

(n = 458, 8.8%)

(n = 270, 3.8%)

(n = 273, 4.3%)

%

%

Adjusted RRR

%

Adjusted RRR

%

Adjusted RRR

(95% CI)

(95% CI)

(95% CI)

Stage (a) Sociodemographic factors

 Age

16–24

14.2

13.6

0.59 (0.41–0.85)

35.8

1.26 (0.85–1.87)

20.6

0.64 (0.43–0.95)

25–44

40.8

48.4

1

40

1

36

1

45–54

20.4

16.8

0.67 (0.43–1.03)

10.1

0.55 (0.26–1.17)

24.4

1.65 (1.03–2.63)

55–74

24.6

21.3

0.78 (0.54–1.14)

14.1

0.89 (0.49–1.62)

19

1.29 (0.80–2.08)

 Ethnicity

White

88.4

87.3

1

75.2

1

89.2

1

Minority

11.6

12.7

1.31 (0.78–2.19)

24.8

2.60 (1.63–4.12)

10.8

0.94 (0.51–1.73)

 Low SES score

0

50

51

1

27.9

1

37

1

1 or 2

39

39.2

0.88 (0.65–1.20)

46

1.30 (0.82–2.06)

44.7

1.34 (0.93–1.95)

3 to 5

11

9.8

0.74 (0.46–1.19)

26.1

2.28 (1.33–3.91)

18.3

1.63 (1.00–2.65)

 Sexual identity

Heterosexual/straight

98.1

94.5

1

85.4

1

97.4

1

Gay/bisexual/other

1.9

5.5

3.65 (1.97–6.76)

14.7

9.23 (4.17–20.47)

2.6

0.83 (0.24–2.83)

 Partner

Married/cohabiting

75.8

69.1

1

31.7

1

42.2

1

Not cohabiting

11.2

14.8

1.76 (1.21–2.57)

16.3

2.83 (1.64–4.87)

25.9

5.18 (3.34–8.04)

No regular partner

13

16.1

1.61 (1.14–2.28)

52

7.29 (4.72–11.27)

32

5.49 (3.62–8.32)

Stage (b) Health and lifestyle factors

 Alcohol/drug abuse

no

78.9

72.7

1

54.7

1

59.4

1

yes

21.1

27.3

1.41 (1.03–1.92)

45.3

2.18 (1.50–3.16)

40.6

2.22 (1.59–3.11)

 Depression

no

93.2

79.5

1

86.8

1

86.7

1

yes

6.8

20.5

5.06 (3.41–7.51)

13.2

1.72 (1.04–2.85)

13.3

1.78 (1.10–2.87)

 Age at first sex

16+ years

73.6

73.6

1

56.9

1

50.5

1

< 16 years

26.4

26.4

1.00 (0.74–1.35)

43.1

1.73 (1.15–2.59)

49.5

2.59 (1.89–3.55)

  1. At stage (a) RRRs mutually adjusted for all other socio-demographic factors, stage (b) RRRs adjusted for socio-demographic factors in stage (a), but not mutually adjusted for other health/lifestyle factors. Bold font highlights statistically significant difference (p < .05) from the reference group. Percentages and RRRs allow for complex survey design features
  2. SES socio-economic status (score of lowest household income quintile, no educational qualifications, unemployed; highest area deprivation quintile). RRR relative risk ratio, CI confidence intervals where Good Sexual Health is the reference group