Table 5 Sexual health outcomes of major ethnic groups in New Zealand by three classification methods controlling for recruitment year, method, and demographics

Number of sexual partners (greater than 20 in past 6 months)

European (referent)

1.00

1.00

1.00

Māori

1.46 (1.17-1.81)

1.41 (1.05-1.89)

1.46 (1.17-1.81)

Pacific

2.12 (1.53-2.93)

2.22 (1.45-3.39)

2.05 (1.52-2.78)

Asian

1.04 (0.80-1.34)

1.01 (0.78-1.32)

1.09 (0.86-1.40)

Other

1.26 (0.85-1.86)

1.23 (0.82-1.86)

1.29 (0.88-1.89)

European-Māori

1.47 (1.05-2.05)

European-Pacific

1.86 (1.05-3.30)

Other combinations

1.73 (1.13-2.64)

Condomless anal intercourse with casual partner (any in past 6 months)

European (referent)

1.00

1.00

1.00

Māori

1.28 (1.11-1.49)

1.26 (1.02-1.54)

1.28 (1.11-1.49)

Pacific

1.44 (1.13-1.84)

1.50 (1.09-2.06)

1.42 (1.13-1.77)

Asian

0.92 (0.78-1.09)

0.93 (0.78-1.11)

0.96 (0.81-1.13)

Other

0.95 (0.71-1.26)

0.99 (0.74-1.33)

0.97 (0.74-1.28)

European-Māori

1.28 (1.03-1.60)

European-Pacific

1.46 (0.96-2.21)

Other combinations

1.07 (0.77-1.47)

Condomless anal intercourse with regular partner (any in past 6 months)

European (referent)

1.00

1.00

1.00

Māori

0.84 (0.71-0.99)

0.84 (0.68-1.05)

0.84 (0.71-0.99)

Pacific

1.20 (0.93-1.54)

1.38 (0.99-1.91)

1.18 (0.94-1.49)

Asian

0.79 (0.67-0.94)

0.79 (0.66-0.94)

0.80 (0.68-0.94)

Other

0.99 (0.76-1.30)

0.96 (0.73-1.27)

0.99 (0.76-1.29)

European-Māori

0.78 (0.61-1.01)

European-Pacific

1.03 (0.68-1.59)

Other combinations

1.01 (0.73-1.39)

STI testing or treatment (past 12 months)

European (referent)

1.00

1.00

1.00

Māori

1.10 (0.96-1.26)

1.14 (0.95-1.37)

1.10 (0.96-1.26)

Pacific

0.88 (0.70-1.10)

0.89 (0.66-1.20)

0.92 (0.75-1.14)

Asian

0.67 (0.58-0.78)

0.65 (0.56-0.75)

0.68 (0.59-0.79)

Other

1.00 (0.79-1.27)

0.98 (0.77-1.26)

1.03 (0.82-1.30)

European-Māori

1.04 (0.85-1.28)

European-Pacific

0.84 (0.57-1.23)

Other combinations

1.08 (0.82-1.43)

STI diagnosis (past 12 months)

European (referent)

1.00

1.00

1.00

Māori

1.09 (0.87-1.36)

1.07 (0.79-1.46)

1.08 (0.87-1.35)

Pacific

1.40 (1.00-1.96)

1.29 (0.82-2.04)

1.61 (1.20-2.16)

Asian

0.69 (0.53-0.90)

0.66 (0.49-0.87)

0.77 (0.59-0.99)

Other

0.69 (0.44-1.09)

0.75 (0.47-1.18)

0.76 (0.49-1.16)

European-Māori

0.84 (0.59-1.21)

European-Pacific

1.52 (0.87-2.65)

Other combinations

1.61 (1.09-2.38)

HIV testing (ever)

European (referent)

1.00

1.00

1.00

Māori

1.07 (0.92-1.24)

1.03 (0.84-1.26)

1.07 (0.92-1.24)

Pacific

0.69 (0.54-0.88)

0.60 (0.43-0.82)

0.75 (0.60-0.93)

Asian

0.72 (0.62-0.85)

0.70 (0.60-0.83)

0.71 (0.61-0.83)

Other

1.69 (1.24-2.32)

1.64 (1.19-2.26)

1.61 (1.19-2.17)

European-Māori

1.12 (0.90-1.39)

European-Pacific

1.14 (0.74-1.75)

Other combinations

0.92 (0.68-1.26)

HIV testing (past 12 months)

European (referent)

1.00

1.00

1.00

Māori

1.08 (0.95-1.24)

1.06 (0.88-1.28)

1.09 (0.95-1.24)

Pacific

0.80 (0.63-1.02)

0.73 (0.53-1.01)

0.85 (0.68-1.05)

Asian

0.85 (0.73-0.98)

0.84 (0.72-0.97)

0.84 (0.73-0.96)

Other

1.31 (1.03-1.67)

1.30 (1.01-1.66)

1.32 (1.04-1.66)

European-Māori

1.11 (0.91-1.37)

European-Pacific

1.04 (0.70-1.53)

Other combinations

0.98 (0.74-1.30)

HIV positive test result (ever)

European (referent)

1.00

1.00

1.00

Māori

0.70 (0.44-1.13)

0.63 (0.33-1.21)

0.70 (0.44-1.13)

Pacific

1.34 (0.69-2.58)

1.25 (0.50-3.11)

1.50 (0.84-2.67)

Asian

0.39 (0.21-0.72)

0.38 (0.20-0.73)

0.44 (0.25-0.79)

Other

1.06 (0.57-2.00)

1.16 (0.61-2.19)

1.12 (0.61-2.06)

European-Māori

0.41 (0.15-1.12)

European-Pacific

1.47 (0.52-4.11)

Other combinations

1.35 (0.62-2.95)