A cross-sectional study of the relationship between sexual compulsivity and unprotected anal intercourse among men who have sex with men in shanghai, China

Table 4 Summary of analyses testing mediation

Independent variable	Dependent variable	Mediator	Z _Mediation	Significance
Sexual compulsivity	UAI	Alcohol use before sex	−1.055452192	ns
Sexual compulsivity	UAI	Drug use before sex	−1.3142261	ns
Sexual compulsivity	UAINP	Alcohol use before sex	−1.034265068	ns
Sexual compulsivity	UAINP	Drug use before sex	1.026276748	ns
Sexual compulsivity	UAICP	Alcohol use before sex	0.62461196	ns
Sexual compulsivity	UAICP	Drug use before sex	0.436276904	ns

UAI unprotected anal intercourse, UAINP unprotected anal intercourse with non-regular sex partners, UAICP unprotected anal intercourse with commercial sex partners
Z_Mediation < −1.96 or Z_Mediation > 1.96

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