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Table 5 Socio-demographic, health and lifestyle correlates of higher-risk latent sexual health classes (Women)

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

  

Good Sexual Health (n = 3675, 52.4%)

Wary Risk-takers (n = 143, 2.0%)

Unwary Risk-takers (n = 482, 6.9%)

Sexual Function Problems (n = 535, 7.6%)

Low Interest (n = 2046, 29.1%)

Highly Vulnerable (n = 138, 2.0%)

%

%

Adjusted RRR

(95% CI)

%

Adjusted RRR (95% CI)

%

Adjusted RRR (95% CI)

%

Adjusted RRR (95% CI)

%

Adjusted RRR (95% CI)

Stage(a) socio-demographic factors

 Age

16–24

14

12.3

1.48

(0.90–2.44)

33.2

1.15

(0.82–1.63)

34.6

1.08

(0.74–1.56)

12.8

1.07

(0.77–1.49)

40

1.47

(0.89–2.41)

25–44

44.2

42.2

1

39.8

1

46.2

1

40.4

1

41.4

1

45–54

21.2

23.6

1.19

(0.59–2.39)

18.3

0.53

(0.31–0.93)

12.6

1.22

(0.83–1.79)

20.9

1.18

(0.86–1.61)

11.8

0.69

(0.28–1.70)

55–74

20.7

21.9

0.84

(0.30–2.36)

8.7

0.33

(0.15–0.76)

6.6

1.23

(0.83–1.82)

25.9

1.85

(1.39–2.46)

6.8

0.41

(0.11–1.55)

 Ethnicity

White

88.5

90.1

1

66

1

87.9

1

89.5

1

86.6

1

Minority

11.5

9.9

3.78

(2.28–6.25)

34

0.84

(0.52–1.35)

12.1

0.95

(0.57–1.59)

10.5

1.09

(0.73–1.63)

13.5

1.40

(0.74–2.65)

 Low SES score

0

44.5

48.8

1

24.1

1

25.4

1

44

1

26.3

1

1 or 2

42.4

40.1

1.83

(1.07–3.15)

52.8

1.72

(1.20–2.46)

51

0.89

(0.66–1.20)

41.3

1.11

(0.86–1.43)

51

2.05

(1.14–3.69)

3 to 5

13.1

11.2

2.18

(1.11–4.26)

23.1

2.70

(1.75–4.17)

23.6

0.91

(0.59–1.40)

14.7

1.38

(0.97–1.97)

22.6

2.31

(1.15–4.64)

 Sexual identity

Hetero

sexual/ straight

97.7

94.9

1

92.9

1

97.1

1

96.8

1

92.8

1

Lesbian/ bisexual/ other

2.3

5.1

2.72

(0.98–7.55)

7.1

0.84

(0.37–1.89)

2.9

2.46

(1.20–5.06)

3.2

1.65

(0.91–2.99)

7.2

3.24

(0.99–10.63)

 Partner

Married/

Co-

habiting

76.4

83.1

1

36.9

1

29.7

1

79.6

1

22.7

1

Not co-habiting

12.6

9.2

2.19

(1.02–4.71)

18.9

6.09

(3.79–9.79)

28

0.56

(0.39–0.82)

10.9

0.77

(0.54–1.09)

28.2

6.87

(2.79–16.92)

No regular partner

11

7.7

6.05

(3.41–10.72)

44.2

11.60

(7.38–18.24)

42.3

0.51

(0.31–0.85)

9.4

0.75

(0.52–1.08)

49.2

14.41

(6.12–33.94)

Stage (b) Health and lifestyle factors

 Alcohol/ drug use

no

84.7

81.7

1

69.4

1

69.2

1

82.2

1

55.1

1

yes

15.3

18.3

1.98

(1.22–3.22)

30.6

1.74

(1.24–2.45)

30.8

1.36

(0.90–2.05)

17.9

1.34

(0.98–1.83)

44.9

3.16

(1.92–5.22)

 Depression

no

94.1

78

1

81.8

1

84.7

1

83.7

1

65.6

1

yes

5.9

22

4.01

(1.88–8.56)

18.2

3.03

(1.68–5.46)

15.3

11.03

(6.55–18.59)

16.4

7.11

(4.01–12.61)

34.4

11.76

(6.37–21.73)

 Age at first sex

16+ years

82.7

78.6

1

73.2

1

63.8

1

79

1

48.1

1

< 16 years

17.3

21.4

1.78

(1.12–2.83)

26.8

2.43

(1.74–3.39)

36.2

1.43

(.99–2.08)

21

1.60

(1.15–2.22)

51.9

5.43

(3.31–8.92)

  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
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