Table 1 Sociodemographic and health characteristics of older male clients in Guangxi, China who had a steady sex partner and those who had no steady sex partner in 2012
| Variable |
Older male clients who had a steady sex partner N (%) |
Older male clients who had no steady sex partner N (%) | P |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 2509 | 976 | |
| Age (years) | |||
| 50–59 | 980 (39.1) | 285 (29.2) | <0.001 |
| 60–69 | 1012 (40.3) | 333 (34.1) | |
| 70+ | 517 (20.6) | 358 (36.7) | |
| Ethnicity | |||
| Han | 1736 (69.2) | 631 (64.7) | 0.01 |
| Others | 773 (30.8) | 345 (35.3) | |
| Years of education | |||
| ≤ 6 | 1677 (66.8) | 781 (80.0) | <0.001 |
| > 6 | 832 (33.2) | 195 (20.0) | |
| Occupation | |||
| Farmer | 1937 (77.2) | 769 (78.8) | 0.312 |
| Non-farmer | 572 (22.8) | 207 (21.2) | |
| Self-reported health status | |||
| Very good | 2150 (85.7) | 758 (77.7) | <0.001 |
| Fair/Not sure | 359 (14.3) | 218 (22.3) | |
| Chronic disease | |||
| No | 921 (36.7) | 403 (41.3) | 0.12 |
| Yes | 1588 (63.3) | 573 (58.7) | |
| Erectile dysfunction | |||
| No | 1139 (45.4) | 554 (56.8) | <0.001 |
| Yes | 1370 (54.6) | 422 (43.2) | |