Table 4

RDS-weighted multivariable analyses of factors associated with depressive symptoms among MSM in Wenzhou, China (n=454)

VariableAOR (95% CI)p ValueRDS-weighted AOR (95% CI)p Value
Age (years)
 ≤251.26 (0.62 to 2.54)0.5261.17 (0.56 to 2.43)0.681
 26‒351.74 (1.01 to 3.01)0.0482.43 (1.35 to 4.39)0.003
 36 and older11
Marital status
 Never married11
 Married/divorced/widowed0.73 (0.43 to 1.24)0.2460.64 (0.36 to 1.12)0.119
Education level
 Junior school or lower11
 Senior school1.55 (0.92 to 2.62)0.1032.01 (1.16 to 3.49)0.014
 College or higher1.08 (0.53 to 2.20)0.8380.92 (0.45 to 1.88)0.825
Monthly income (¥)
 <300011
 3000 and above0.92 (0.58 to 1.46)0.7140.65 (0.40 to 1.03)0.068
Sexual orientation
 Homosexual1.05 (0.67 to 1.66)0.8230.85 (0.52 to 1.37)0.499
 Heterosexual or bisexual or indeterminate11
Consistent condom use during anal sex with men in the past 6 months
 Yes11
 No2.13 (1.32 to 3.45)0.0023.62 (2.15 to 6.13)<0.001
No of oral male sexual partners in the past 6 months
 ≤211
 >21.44 (0.91 to 2.27)0.121.75 (1.09 to 2.80)0.02
Being drunk once in the past year
 Yes2.07 (1.00 to 4.26)0.0492.89 (1.36 to 6.14)0.006
 No11
Suicidal ideation
 No11
 Yes4.54 (2.50 to 8.26)<0.0015.09 (2.59 to 9.97)<0.001
Adult sexual violence from male sexual partners
 No11
 Yes2.25 (1.00 to 5.07)0.0512.57 (1.03 to 6.73)0.031
Childhood sexual abuse
 Yes1.84 (0.63 to 5.36)0.2631.89 (0.34 to 10.57)0.467
 No11
  • AOR, adjusted OR; MSM, men who have sex with men; RDS, respondent-driven sampling.