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Table 2 Factors associated with masturbation and masturbation guilt

From: Prevalence of masturbation and masturbation guilt and associations with partnered sex among married heterosexual Chinese males in an outpatient clinical setting: a retrospective single center study

Factors

Masturbation

Masturbation guilt

Adjusted OR (95% CI)

P value

Adjusted OR (95% CI)

P value

Age

1.11 (1.04–1.30)

0.01

1.08 (1.04–1.41)

0.02

BMI

0.88 (0.80–1.08)

0.64

1.01 (0.91–1.21)

0.98

Residence

 Urban

1.00

-

1.00

-

 Rural

1.09(0.90–1.25)

0.30

0.87 (0.85–1.06)

0.18

Parental status

1.18 (0.81–1.38)

0.60

1.08 (0.91–1.15)

0.29

Duration of marriage

0.98 (0.90–1.15)

0.65

0.98 (0.88–1.12)

0.10

Income per month

1.09 (0.91–1.16)

0.41

0.85 (0.78–1.18)

0.64

Education level

 Senior high school or lower

1.00

-

1.00

-

 Bachelor and graduates

1.24 (1.05–1.40)

0.01

1.13 (0.89–1.54)

0.19

Current smoking

0.88 (0.78–1.23)

0.90

0.91 (0.86–1.13)

0.84

Current drinking

0.98 (0.89–1.18)

0.43

0.89 (0.81–1.11)

0.17

Anxiety score (GAD- 7)

1.05 (0.88–1.15)

0.18

1.25 (1.02- 1.60)

0.04

Depression score (PHQ- 9)

0.92 (0.85–1.13)

0.16

1.30 (1.15–1.63)

0.02

  1. Variables include: age (years, continuous), BMI (kg/m2, continuous), residence (urban/rural), parental status (yes/no), duration of marriage(years, continuous), income per month (thousand yuan, continuous), education (senior high school or lower/bachelor and graduates), current smoking status (yes or no), current drinking status (yes/no), anxiety score (continuous), depression score (continuous)