Associations between sexual sensation seeking.

Variables^a

Bivariate analyses
Sexual Sensation Seeking

Multivariate analyses

Mean

AOR^c

95% CI^d

Substance use^a

Alcohol
Amphetamines
Ecstasy
Marijuana

0.77
0.13
0.26
0.90

0.42
0.33
0.44
0.29

0.216
0.251
0.248
0.141

0.000
0.000
0.000
0.002

1.12
1.09
1.12
1.06

1.05, 1.19
0.994, 1.20
1.05, 1.18
0.986, 1.15

0.000
0.067
0.000
0.113

Sexual Behaviors^a,b

Number sex partners
Unprotected vaginal sex
Unprotected oral sex
Sex while high
Sex while partner high
Exchanged sex for drugs
Exchanged sex for money

2.57
0.57
0.36
0.56
0.53
0.07
0.10

4.52
0.496
1.51
0.497
0.499
0.26
0.304

0.241
0.163
0.059
0.306
0.220
0.155
0.127

0.000
0.007
0.382
0.000
0.000
0.001
0.006

0.27
1.09
1.07
1.15
1.15
1.18
1.15

0.136, 0.404
1.02, 1.17
1.01, 1.14
1.09, 1.21
1.09, 1.22
1.08, 1.29
1.06, 1.24

0.000
0.010
0.014
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.001

¹ Missing data with some items
^a In the 2 months prior to being detained
^bAssessed only for participants who reported having had vaginal sex
^c Adjusted odds ratio (AOR) controlling for age, gender, race/ethnicity, eligibility for free school lunch, and risky peer norms.
^d CI=confidence interval

Table 2: Associations between sexual sensation seeking, drug use, and risky sex among detained adolescents (N=550)¹.

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