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Table 3 Hierarchal binary logistic regression analysis for depression

From: Mental health, potential minority stressors and resilience: evidence from a cross-sectional survey of gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men within the Celtic nations

Variable

Model 1

Model 2

Model 3

Model 4

 

Odds ratio

95% CI

p-value

Odds ratio

95% CI

p-value

Odds ratio

95% CI

p-value

Odds ratio

95% CI

p-value

Sociodemographic factors

 Age (years)

18–25

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26–35

1.01

0.61, 1.67

0.98

0.98

0.58, 1.65

0.94

1.03

0.57, 1.85

0.92

1.01

0.56, 1.82

0.98

36–45

0.86

0.49, 1.51

0.59

0.75

0.42, 1.33

0.32

0.82

0.43, 1.58

0.56

0.81

0.42, 1.55

0.52

46+

0.60

0.35, 1.02

0.06

0.57

0.33, 0.99

0.05*

0.77

0.41, 1.46

0.42

0.76

0.40, 1.45

0.41

 Country

Scotland

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Wales

1.05

0.64, 1.72

0.85

0.98

0.59, 1.63

0.94

1.23

0.69, 2.19

0.48

1.23

0.69, 2.19

0.49

Northern Ireland

0.80

0.40, 1.61

0.53

0.75

0.37, 1.52

0.42

1.08

0.50, 2.32

0.85

1.08

0.50, 2.34

0.85

Republic of Ireland

0.77

0.50, 1.19

0.24

0.78

0.50, 1.22

0.28

0.80

0.48, 1.35

0.40

0.78

0.46, 1.33

0.36

 Educated post- secondary

No

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Yes

0.76

0.53, 1.09

0.14

0.79

0.55, 1.15

0.22

0.95

0.62, 1.45

0.82

0.96

0.63, 1.47

0.86

 Employment

Other (including retired, carer, student)

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Employed/ self employed

0.75

0.50, 1.12

0.16

0.78

0.51, 1.78

0.23

0.81

0.51, 1.31

0.39

0.82

0.51, 1.33

0.43

 Relationship status

Single

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Regular Male Partner

0.54

0.33, 0.89

0.02*

0.53

0.32, 0.87

0.01*

0.65

0.37, 1.17

0.15

0.63

0.35, 1.13

0.12

Civil Partnership / Married Man

0.60

0.28, 1.25

0.17

0.56

0.26, 1.20

0.13

1.12

0.46, 2.68

0.82

1.05

0.44, 2.53

0.92

Regular Female Partner

0.53

0.22, 1.27

0.15

0.69

0.27, 1.77

0.44

0.99

0.33, 2.95

0.99

1.13

0.37, 3.45

0.83

 Any Disability

No

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Yes

3.26

2.27, 4.68

0.00*

3.05

2.10, 4.43

0.00*

1.67

1.09, 2.57

0.02*

1.73

1.12, 2.66

0.01*

 Any financial worries

Occasionally / Never

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Sometimes / All of the time

2.84

1.96, 4.11

0.00*

2.38

1.62, 3.48

0.00*

1.42

0.92, 2.19

0.11

1.40

0.91, 2.17

0.13

 HIV status

HIV positive

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HIV negative

1.08

0.59, 1.97

0.81

1.11

0.59, 2.07

0.75

1.77

0.84, 3.72

0.14

1.78

0.84, 3.77

0.13

Don’t know

1.23

0.59, 2.59

0.58

1.27

0.59, 2.74

0.54

1.71

0.69, 4.22

0.24

1.74

0.70, 4.30

0.23

Behavioural factors

 Frequency of App use

Never - Daily use (1–4)

0.99

0.84, 1.17

0.94

0.97

0.82, 1.15

0.75

1.01

0.83, 1.23

0.93

1.01

0.83, 1.23

0.94

 Condomless sex

No

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Yes

1.37

0.95, 1.96

0.10

1.42

0.97, 2.06

0.07

1.11

0.73, 1.70

0.63

1.13

0.74, 1.74

0.57

 Problematic alcohol use

Safe

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Hazardous

1.15

0.79, 1.67

0.47

1.19

0.81, 1.74

0.37

1.30

0.85, 1.99

0.24

1.26

0.82, 1.94

0.29

 Part drug use in last 12 months

No

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Yes

1.13

0.72, 1.75

0.60

1.11

0.70, 1.76

0.65

1.30

0.78, 2.17

0.31

1.31

0.79, 2.18

0.30

Minority stressors

 Stigma

Low to high (0–80)

   

1.05

1.03, 1.07

0.00*

1.01

0.99, 1.03

0.37

1.01

0.99, 1.03

0.44

 Outness

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

   

1.37

1.14, 1.65

0.00*

1.31

1.05, 1.63

0.02*

0.30

0.05, 1.79

0.19

 Experienced any form of relationship abuse in last 12 months

No

   

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Yes

   

1.43

0.96, 2.13

0.08

1.13

0.71, 1.80

0.60

1.15

0.72, 1.82

0.56

Resilience factors

 Emotional competency

Low - High (1–7)

      

3.02

2.06, 4.44

0.00*

1.23

0.32, 4.72

0.76

 Sense of coherence

Low - High (0–13)

      

0.92

0.90, 0.95

0.00*

0.85

0.76, 0.94

0.00*

Interactions

 How out are you * Emotional Competency

          

1.25

0.91, 1.71

0.18

 How out are you * Sense of Coherence

          

1.02

1.00, 1.05

0.10

Cox and Snell R square

0.11

0.14

0.26

0.27

Nagelkerke R Square

0.20

0.24

0.47

0.47

Percentage correct

86.00%

86.40%

89.00%

89.40%

  1. *Statistically significant at p < 0.05