Table 2

ORs for depression from 24 separate logistic regression models demonstrating the relationship of each risky sexual behaviour to depression, overall and stratified by gender and race

Overall OR (95% CI) for depressionMen OR (95% CI) for depressionWomen OR (95% CI) for depressionNon-Hispanic African–American OR (95% CI) for depressionNon-Hispanic Caucasian OR (95% CI) for depressionMexican–American OR (95% CI) for depression
Number of sex partners in past year
 01.3 (0.9 to 1.8)1.4 (0.8 to 2.5)1.3 (0.9 to 2.0)1.1 (0.6 to 2.0)1.5 (0.9 to 2.5)1.8 (0.8 to 3.9)
 11.01.01.01.01.01.0
 2+1.7 (1.2 to 2.3)1.2 (0.6 to 2.2)2.0 (1.4 to 3.0)1.2 (0.6 to 2.1)2.2 (1.4 to 3.6)1.2 (0.6 to 2.6)
Lifetime number of sex partners
 1–31.01.01.01.01.01.0
 4–91.5 (1.0 to 2.2)1.2 (0.5 to 2.5)1.8 (1.2 to 2.6)1.6 (0.8 to 3.2)1.6 (1.0 to 2.6)0.9 (0.4 to 1.7)
 10+2.0 (1.3 to 3.0)1.2 (0.6 to 2.4)2.6 (1.6 to 4.0)2.3 (1.3 to 4.1)2.1 (1.3 to 3.4)1.4 (0.6 to 3.2)
First sex <15 years old2.4 (1.7 to 3.2)1.5 (0.9 to 2.5)3.0 (2.0 to 4.4)2.6 (1.7 to 4.1)2.4 (1.6 to 3.6)2.4 (1.6 to 3.8)
  • Overall models are adjusted for age, sex, race/ethnicity, marital status, education level and poverty status. Models stratified by sex are adjusted for all the above except sex. Models stratified by race/ethnicity are adjusted for all the above except race/ethnicity.