Background
Methods
Depressive symptoms
Gay-related stressful life events
Social support
HIV testing
Statistical methods
Results
N | % | SDS score | Depression (SDS score ⩾ 53) | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean | SD | p value | OR | 95% CI | ||||
Age, years | ||||||||
18–29 | 575 | 71.30 | 46.24 | 11.24 |
< 0.001
| 1.00 | ||
30–39 | 133 | 16.50 | 48.29 | 11.31 | 1.28 | 0.86 | 1.91 | |
40–64 | 99 | 12.30 | 52.01 | 11.12 |
2.79
|
1.81
|
4.31
| |
p for trend | < 0.001 | |||||||
Education, years | ||||||||
< 10 | 255 | 31.60 | 49.34 | 11.05 |
< 0.001
| 1.00 | ||
10–12 | 322 | 39.90 | 47.74 | 11.61 | 0.80 | 0.57 | 1.12 | |
⩾13 | 230 | 28.50 | 44.37 | 10.88 |
0.45
|
0.30
|
0.67
| |
p for trend | < 0.001 | |||||||
Income | ||||||||
Low | 305 | 37.79 | 47.16 | 11.84 | 0.046 | 1.00 | ||
Middle | 280 | 34.70 | 48.48 | 10.79 | 1.07 | 0.76 | 1.51 | |
High | 222 | 27.51 | 45.96 | 11.37 | 0.81 | 0.56 | 1.18 | |
p for trend | 0.32 | |||||||
Relationship status | ||||||||
Single | 571 | 70.76 | 46.34 | 11.26 |
0.003
| 1.00 | ||
Married with a female | 108 | 13.38 | 49.97 | 10.89 |
1.89
|
1.24
|
2.88
| |
Cohabitation with a male | 92 | 11.40 | 49.20 | 11.63 | 1.45 | 0.92 | 2.29 | |
Divorced | 36 | 4.46 | 49.34 | 12.47 | 1.58 | 0.78 | 3.17 | |
Sexual identity | ||||||||
Heterosexual/Unconfirmed | 101 | 12.52 | 45.85 | 11.30 | 0.397 | 1.00 | ||
Gay | 381 | 47.21 | 47.55 | 11.30 | 1.26 | 0.78 | 2.03 | |
Bisexual | 325 | 40.27 | 47.42 | 11.51 | 1.27 | 0.78 | 2.07 | |
HIV positive | ||||||||
No | 779 | 96.53 | 47.07 | 11.30 | 1.00 | |||
Yes | 28 | 3.47 | 53.35 | 12.32 |
0.004
|
3.83
|
1.74
|
8.42
|
SSRS level | ||||||||
Low | 276 | 34.20 | 43.99 | 10.99 |
< 0.001
| 1.00 | ||
Middle | 264 | 32.71 | 46.92 | 10.82 |
0.49
|
0.35
|
0.71
| |
High | 267 | 33.09 | 51.06 | 11.25 |
0.57
|
0.48
|
0.69
| |
p for trend | < 0.001 |
GRSEs | N | % | SDS score | Depression (SDS score ⩾ 53) | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | p value | OR | 95% CI | ||||||
Mean | SD | Mean | SD | |||||||
Arguments with a close friend about your SSB | 91 | 11.28 |
50.73
|
11.92
|
46.85
|
11.25
|
< 0.01
|
2.07
|
1.33
|
3.22
|
Losing a close friend because of your SSB | 55 | 6.82 |
52.16
|
9.86
|
46.93
|
11.41
|
< 0.01
|
2.41
|
1.39
|
4.18
|
Arguments with parents about your SSB | 52 | 6.44 | 49.88 | 10.77 | 47.11 | 11.41 | 0.09 | 1.40 | 0.79 | 2.49 |
Arguments between your parents about your SSB | 29 | 3.59 | 48.10 | 11.28 | 47.26 | 11.39 | 0.69 | 0.91 | 0.41 | 2.02 |
Being physically assaulted in a “gay-bashing” incident | 28 | 3.47 |
52.41
|
10.32
|
47.10
|
11.38
|
0.02
| 2.08 | 0.98 | 4.43 |
Trouble with a workmate or workmates over your SSB | 22 | 2.73 |
53.07
|
12.04
|
47.12
|
11.33
|
0.02
|
3.68
|
1.52
|
8.88
|
Trouble with your boss or supervisor about your SSB | 20 | 2.48 |
56.06
|
9.78
|
47.06
|
11.34
|
< 0.01
|
4.92
|
1.87
|
12.97
|
Arguments with other family members about your SSB | 17 | 2.11 | 48.90 | 13.22 | 48.90 | 13.22 | 0.56 | 1.82 | 0.70 | 4.78 |
Trouble with a brother or sister about your SSB | 14 | 1.73 | 48.75 | 14.01 | 47.26 | 11.34 | 0.63 | 2.05 | 0.71 | 5.91 |
Trouble with classmates over your SSB | 9 | 1.12 | 48.47 | 14.84 | 47.27 | 11.35 | 0.75 | 0.57 | 0.12 | 2.79 |
Getting in trouble with the police because of your SSB | 8 | 0.99 | 50.47 | 12.75 | 47.25 | 11.37 | 0.43 | 2.04 | 0.51 | 8.21 |
Trouble with your teachers over your SSB | 3 | 0.37 | 39.58 | 5.05 | 47.31 | 11.39 | 0.24 | Blanka | ||
Any trouble above | 210 | 26.02 | 49.64 | 11.39 | 46.46 | 11.28 |
< 0.01
|
1.68
|
1.22
|
2.33
|
Number of events | ||||||||||
0 | 597 | 73.98 | 46.50 ± 11.28 |
< 0.01
| 1.00 | |||||
1 | 131 | 16.23 | 47.77 ± 11.46 | 1.18 | 0.79 | 1.77 | ||||
≥2 | 79 | 9.79 | 52.74 ± 10.62 |
2.94
|
1.82
|
4.73
| ||||
P for trend |
< 0.01
|
β coefficient | Wald statistics | AOR | 95% CI | p value | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Education: ≥13 years | −0.56 | 8.64 | 0.57 | 0.40 | 0.83 | 0.003 |
Age: ≥40 years | 0.95 | 16.69 | 2.58 | 1.64 | 4.07 | < 0.001 |
HIV positive | 1.25 | 8.36 | 3.48 | 1.49 | 8.10 | 0.004 |
SSRS level | ||||||
Middle | −0.61 | 10.48 | 0.54 | 0.37 | 0.79 | 0.001 |
Highest | −0.52 | 27.66 | 0.59 | 0.49 | 0.72 | < 0.001 |
Number of GRSEs | ||||||
1 | 0.19 | 0.76 | 1.21 | 0.79 | 1.85 | 0.383 |
⩾2 | 1.16 | 20.46 | 3.19 | 1.93 | 5.26 | < 0.001 |