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Table 2 Descriptive statistics of physical health characteristics by sexual position of respondents (N = 300)

From: Physical-mental health and awareness of HIV/STIs among men who have sex with men in selected cities of India

Physical health characteristics

Sexual Position (in %)

Total (in %)

p-value

Top

Bottom

Versatile

Side

Experiencing any short-term illness

33.3

44.7

42.3

33.3

39.3

0.373

Experiencing any long-term illness

19.6

30.3

31.7

11.1

26.0

0.081

Experiencing disordered eating behaviour

20.6

42.1

37.5

44.4

33.3

0.000

Go to Gym at present

39.2

3.9

28.8

11.1

25.0

0.008

Involved in any sport activity

30.4

9.2

25.0

27.8

23.0

0.008

  1. Chi-square tests were used to obtain P-value