Table 2 Bivariate associations with depression and anxiety

 Age (years)* †

18–25

408

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395

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26–35

506

0.79

0.57, 1.11

0.17

497

0.71

0.52, 0.96

0.03

36–45

546

0.67

0.48, 0.95

0.02

542

0.63

0.47, 0.86

0.00

46+

855

0.46

0.33, 0.64

0.00

844

0.38

0.28, 0.51

0.00

 Country*

Scotland

1126

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1112

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Wales

381

1.12

0.82, 1.54

0.48

377

0.94

0.70, 1.25

0.66

Northern Ireland

174

1.18

0.77, 1.81

0.45

166

0.99

0.67, 1.48

0.97

Republic of Ireland

638

0.72

0.54, 0.97

0.03

628

0.76

0.59, 0.98

0.04

 Ethnicity

White

2247

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2214

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Other

66

0.81

0.39, 1.72

0.59

63

1.38

0.78, 2.46

0.27

 Sexual Orientation†

Gay

1897

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1854

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Bisexual

380

0.74

0.52, 1.03

0.07

388

0.70

0.52, 0.94

0.02

Straight/other

22

0.56

0.13, 2.41

0.44

21

0.63

0.18, 2.14

0.45

 Educated post- secondary*†

No

865

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853

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Yes

1415

0.57

0.45, 0.72

0.00

1389

0.63

0.51, 0.77

0.00

 Employment*†

Other (including retired, carer, student)

609

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606

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Employed/ self employed

1691

0.44

0.34, 0.56

0.00

1659

0.46

0.37, 0.58

0.00

 Relationship status*†

Single

1428

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REF

1396

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Regular Male Partner

480

0.52

0.37, 0.72

0.00

484

0.74

0.57, 0.96

0.02

Civil Partnership / Married Man

191

0.48

0.29, 0.80

0.05

184

0.38

0.23, 0.62

0.00

Regular Female Partner

210

0.33

0.19, 0.58

0.00

210

0.39

0.25, 0.61

0.00

 Any Disability*†

No

1447

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1434

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Yes

728

4.80

3.74, 6.16

0.00

709

3.57

2.87, 4.44

0.00

 Any financial worries*†

Occasionally / Never

1314

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1298

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Sometimes / All of the time

997

3.83

2.97, 4.93

0.00

976

3.58

2.87, 4.45

0.00

 Nearest gay venue with easy reach

Don’t know

166

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168

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Too far

401

0.90

0.58, 1.50

0.68

389

1.41

0.87, 2.30

0.16

4

263

1.04

0.61, 1.79

0.88

262

1.45

0.87, 2.42

0.16

3

414

1.03

0.62, 1.70

0.90

409

1.52

9.40, 2.45

0.09

2

547

1.00

0.61, 1.62

0.98

538

1.31

0.82, 2.09

0.26

Nearby

519

0.81

0.49, 1.33

0.40

506

1.31

0.82, 2.12

0.26

 HIV status*†

HIV positive

193

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192

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HIV negative

1809

0.66

0.45, 0.97

0.34

1777

0.59

0.42, 0.83

0.00

Don’t know

304

0.99

0.62, 1.57

0.95

302

0.79

0.52, 1.20

0.27

 Frequency of gay scene use

Never - 4/5 times a week (1–5)

2312

0.97

0.85, 1.10

0.64

2274

0.92

0.82, 1.03

0.15

 Frequency of website use

Never - Daily use (1–4)

2229

0.94

0.84, 1.05

0.29

2233

0.94

0.85, 1.04

0.23

 Frequency of App use*†

Never - Daily use (1–4)

2222

1.18

1.07, 1.31

0.01

2226

1.18

1.08, 1.29

0.00

 Condomless sex *

No

1450

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1432

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Yes

842

1.31

1.03, 1.66

0.03

824

1.23

0.99, 1.51

0.06

 Problematic alcohol use*†

Safe

1343

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1352

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Hazardous

719

1.34

1.04, 1.73

0.03

716

1.38

1.11, 1.73

0.01

 Party drug use in last 12 months*†

No

1933

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1898

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Yes

386

1.40

1.05, 1.87

0.02

385

1.33

1.03, 1.73

0.03

 Stigma* †

Low to high (0–80)

1959

1.03

1.02, 1.05

0.00

1949

1.03

1.02, 1.04

0.00

 Outness* †

Not out to anyone - Out to everyone (1–5)

2314

1.15

1.06, 1.26

0.00

2278

1.15

1.07, 1.24

0.00

 Experienced any form of relationship abuse in last 12 months*†

No

1611

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1589

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Yes

445

2.69

2.07, 3.51

0.00

439

3.16

2.49, 4.02

0.00

 Emotional competency*†

Low - High (1–7)

1810

6.86

5.42, 8.69

0.00

1816

5.11

4.21, 6.19

0.00

 Sense of coherence*†

Low - High (0–13)

1835

0.86

0.85, 0.88

0.00

1837

0.87

0.86, 0.89

0.00