Table 3 

Univariate determinants for recreational drug use and diagnose with STI among 289 swingers

 Drug useSTI
OR uni variate men95% CIp ValueOR univariate women95% CIp ValueOR univariate men95% CIp ValueOR uni variate women95% CIp Value
Age <45 years0.90(0.47 to 1.75)0.7621.54(0.79 to 3.02)0.2051.55(0.48 to 5.05)0.4700.56(0.23 to 1.36)0.199
Lower education1.94(0.72 to 5.25)0.1914.60(1.596 to 13.29)0.0051.39(0.28 to 6.88)0.6881.11(0.34 to 3.63)0.862
Swinging more than 3 years1.79(0.85 to 3.78)0.1282.69(1.29 to 5.61)0.0080.70(0.20 to 2.47)0.5790.64(0.26 to 1.57)0.330
Ever swinged at swinger club1.29(0.60 to 2.79)0.5181.33(0.61 to 2.92)0.4740.38(0.11 to 1.30)0.1230.89(0.32 to 2.47)0.823
Ever swinged at home parties4.57(1.73 to 12.07)0.0025.14(1.64 to 16.10)0.0050.43(0.12 to 1.55)0.1991.34(0.36 to 4.96)0.658
Swinging more than 6 times^2.10(1.09 to 4.07)0.0281.01(0.52 to 1.94)0.9891.25(0.38 to 4.07)0.7111.40(0.58 to 3.40)0.458
Sex with a male swing partner^2.70(1.25 to 6.81)0.011N.a.1.43(0.41 to 5.04)0.579N.a.
Having group sex without condom*^4.31(1.87 to 9.91)0.0013.42(1.47 to 7.98)0.0042.15(0.54 to 8.54)0.2753.73(1.25 to 11.13)0.018
SM^2.52(0.83 to 7.67)0.10211.14(1.37 to 90.42)0.0241.73(0.34 to 8.70)0.5071.25(0.25 to 6.29)0.787
Six partners or more^2.39(1.23 to 4.66)0.0101.20(0.62 to 2.32)0.5890.39(0.11 to 1.35)0.1371.27(0.52 to 3.07)0.605
Use of sex toys^6.15(2.96 to 12.75)<0.0016.35(3.01 to 13.43)<0.0011.01(0.30 to 3.34)0.9901.99(0.82 to 4.82)0.128
STI ever1.35(0.69 to 2.62)0.3831.64(0.84 to 3.22)0.15010.50(2.14 to 51.53)0.0047.38(2.16 to 25.16)0.001
No condom use vaginal sex1.27(0.66 to 2.44)0.4750.82(0.42 to 1.60)0.5670.42(0.11 to 1.61)0.2040.91(0.37 to 2.21)0.829
Alcohol use^0.37(0.19 to 0.72)0.0040.67(0.35 to 1.30)0.2380.95(0.29 to 3.14)0.9311.27(0.52 to 3.05)0.601
Erectile dysfunction drugs^30.31(10.79 to 85.10)<0.0015.49(1.14 to 26.41)0.0341.29(0.37 to 4.51)0.6874.91(1.36 to 17.71)0.015
Drug use while swinging^N.a.0.73(0.22 to 2.40)0.5983.19(1.23 to 8.27)0.017
Combination of drugs while swinging^N.a.1.30(0.39 to 4.30)0.6672.63(1.07 to 6.44)0.034
  • *Compared with no group sex. Group sex with condom use was not significant ^in past 6 months.

  • SM, sadomasochism.