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Table 2 Comparison of the levels of SDS scores and risks of depression (SDS score  53) among Chinese men who have sex with men (n = 807)

From: Association of recent gay-related stressful events with depressive symptoms in Chinese men who have sex with men

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

    
  1. SDS, self-rating depression score; 53, cut-off value for SDS score; OR, odds ratio adjusted for age; SSB, same-sex sexual behavior
  2. aOR could not be calculated because none experience such a GRSE in the group with SDS score < 53; Italic OR: p < 0.05