Table 1 Association between age at first sex (AFS) and time from sexual debut to marriage with subsequent marital breakdown and polygamy
Outcome and populationPredictor variableUnadjusted estimatesEstimates adjusted for age last birthday and other predictor
Proportionate effect on OR of 1 year increase in predictor (95% CI)Proportionate effect on OR of 1 year increase in predictor (95% CI)
Marital instability
Men
    N = 3385AFS0.98 (0.95 to 1.01)0.97 (0.94 to 0.99)
    N = 3292TSSSA0.98 (0.96 to 0.99)0.97 (0.95 to 0.99)
Women
    N = 5064AFS0.91 (0.89 to 0.94)0.91 (0.89 to 0.94)
    N = 4991TSSSA0.98 (0.96 to 1.00)0.98 (0.96 to 1.00)
Polygamy
Men
    N = 3084AFS0.94 (0.90 to 0.99)0.88 (0.84 to 0.93)
    N = 3011TSSSA0.92 (0.89 to 0.96)0.90 (0.87 to 0.93)
Women
    N = 4220AFS0.96 (0.92 to 0.99)0.95 (0.91 to 0.98)
    N = 4165TSSSA0.95 (0.92 to 0.98)0.95 (0.93 to 0.98)
  • AFS, age at first sex; CI, confidence interval; OR, odds ratio; TSSSA, time spent single and sexually active.