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Table 2 Comparison of average levels of anxiety, depression, number of gay-related stressful events, and social support by demographic factors

From: Current heterosexual marriage is associated with significantly decreased levels of anxiety symptoms among Chinese men who have sex with men

Risk Factor

SDS

SAS

GRSEs

SSRS

Mean

SD

p value

Mean

SD

p value

Mean

SD

p value

Mean

SD

p value

Age, years

 18–29

46.2

11.2

< 0.001

40.5

8.4

0.029

0.4

0.7

0.050

34.2

7.0

0.220

 30–39

48.3

11.3

 

39.7

8.2

 

0.3

0.6

 

33.8

8.4

 

 40–64

52.0

11.1

 

42.8

13.4

 

0.2

0.5

 

32.8

8.7

 

P linearity

< 0.001

 

0.105

 

0.015

 

0.090

 

Education, years

 < 10

49.3

11.1

< 0.001

40.9

9.5

0.577

0.5

1.0

0.369

32.2

7.1

< 0.001

 10–12

47.7

11.6

 

40.2

8.9

 

0.4

0.8

 

34.3

7.5

 

 ≥ 13

44.4

10.9

 

41.0

9.3

 

0.5

0.9

 

35.6

7.4

 

P linearity

< 0.001

 

0.975

 

0.679

 

< 0.001

 

Sexual identity

 Gay

47.6

11.3

0.603

41.7

8.9

0.014

0.5

1.0

0.053

33.9

7.5

 

 Heterosexual

45.6

10.0

 

39.0

8.3

 

0.4

1.1

 

35.2

9.9

 

 Bisexual

47.4

11.5

 

39.5

9.2

 

0.3

0.8

 

34.2

7.5

 

 Unconfirmed

45.9

11.5

 

40.5

10.2

 

0.4

0.7

 

33.5

6.5

 

Marriage

 Single

46.3

11.3

0.003

40.6

8.4

0.003

0.4

0.9

0.319

34.0

7.1

< 0.001

 Cohabitation

49.2

11.6

 

42.2

9.4

 

0.4

1.0

 

33.0

7.3

 

 Married with female

50.0

10.9

 

38.7

12.1

 

0.5

1.0

 

35.8

8.6

 

 Divorced

49.3

12.5

 

44.4

9.6

 

0.2

0.6

 

30.8

8.1

 

HIV positive

 Yes

53.4

12.3

0.004

45.6

16.1

0.004

0.6

1.3

0.300

34.0

7.4

0.670

 No

47.1

11.3

 

40.5

8.8

 

0.4

0.9

 

34.6

9.3

 

Disclosure of homosexual identity

 Yes

46.8

11.6

0.472

41.8

10.0

0.052

0.7

1.2

< 0.001

34.1

7.7

0.740

 No

47.4

11.3

 

40.3

8.9

 

0.4

0.8

 

34.0

7.5

 

All

47.3

11.4

 

40.7

9.2

 

0.4

0.9

 

34.0

7.5

 
  1. SDS Self-rating depression score, SAS Self-rating anxiety score, SSRS Social support rating score, GRSE Gay related stressful event