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Table 2 Sexual victimisation correlates

From: Sexual violence in older adults: a Belgian prevalence study

  

Lifetime SV

Past 12-months SV

Predictors

 

aOR (95% CI)

aOR (95% CI)

Sex

Female

3.60 (2.35–5.52) *

1.57 (0.74–3.34)

Male

Ref

Ref

Perceived age

Younger

1.43 (0.87–2.36)

0.85 (0.36–2.00)

Same

Ref

Ref

Older

0.85 (0.29–2.46)

/

Sexual orientation

Heterosexual

Ref

Ref

Non-heterosexual

0.80 (0.38–1.70)

3.23 (1.17–8.94) *

Living situation

Community-dwelling

Ref

Ref

Assisted living

2.01 (0.78–5.20)

0.97 (0.20–4.62)

Nursing home

0.70 (0.26–1.91)

0.94 (0.19–4.85)

Relationship status

No partner

Ref

Ref

Not living with partner

0.96 (0.62–1.49)

0.51 (0.23–1.14)

Living with partner

0.67 (0.30–1.53)

0.21 (0.03–1.69)

Education level

Primary or none

0.75 (0.44–1.29)

0.60 (0.24–1.52)

Secondary

0.87 (0.55–1.36)

0.54 (0.25–1.19)

Higher

Ref

Ref

Financial status

Easy

Ref

Ref

Difficult

1.02 (0.66–1.60)

0.67 (0.29–1.55)

Care dependency

No

Ref

Ref

Yes

1.04 (0.68–1.59)

0.91 (0.43–1.94)

Social support

 

1.01 (0.99–1.04)

1.00 (0.96–1.04)

Perceived health status

No disability/chronical illness

Ref

Ref

Disability/chronical illness

0.96 (0.64–1.45)

0.84 (0.41–1.74)

Sexual initiationa

Early (< 21 years)

1.25 (0.84–1.86)

1.16 (0.56–2.39)

Late (≥21 years)

Ref

Ref

N of lifetime sexual partnersa

< 2

Ref

Ref

≥ 2

1.54 (1.01–2.34)*

1.93 (0.92–4.04)

  1. Abbreviations: SV Sexual violence, aOR adjusted odds ratio
  2. *p < .05
  3. aSexual initiation and number of lifetime sexual partners were dichotomized based on the median