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Earlier this week, Urban Meyer said that Braxton Miller was "probable" to return from his sprained MCL against FCS school Florida A&M on Saturday. Maybe that was before he started watching film?
Miller warmed up before the Buckeyes' game against the Rattlers, but remained out of uniform. Ohio State didn't come close to needing him; Kenny Guiton has already proven himself a more-than-capable backup, and FAMU quickly proved itself capable of accomplishing very little against the 50-point favorites.
The numbers were ghastly:
• The Buckeyes scored five touchdowns and led 34-0 ... with 13 seconds left in the first quarter. The score was 55-0 at the half.
• Guiton set the Buckeyes' single-game school record with six touchdown passes ... with 5 seconds left in the second quarter.
• The Buckeyes led 48-0 before the Rattlers gained their first first down.
• At halftime, FAMU had been penalized for more yards than it had gained.
The good news for the Rattlers is that they'll take home a $900,000 paycheck for absorbing their beating, a sum that's absolutely nothing to sneeze at in the often cash-strapped MEAC. The good news for Ohio State is that Miller gets another week of rest before being forced back into action (and that Guiton continues to argue for playing time even once he does).
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Objectives. We used nationally representative data to examine whether indi-
viduals' sexual and drug behavior patterns account for racial disparities in sex-
ually transmitted disease (STD) and HIV prevalence.
Methods. Data were derived from wave III of the National Longitudinal Study
of Adolescent Health. Participants were aged 18 to 26 years old; analyses were
limited to non-Hispanic Blacks and Whites. Theory and cluster analyses yielded
16 unique behavior patterns. Bivariate analyses compared STD/HIV prevalences
for each behavior pattern, by race. Logistic regression analyses examined within-
pattern race effects before and after control for covariates.
Results. Unadjusted odds of STD/HIV infection were significantly higher among
Blacks than among Whites for 11 of the risk behavior patterns assessed. Across
behavior patterns, covariates had little effect on reducing race odds ratios.
Conclusions. White young adults in the United States are at elevated STD/HIV
risk when they engage in high-risk behaviors. Black young adults, however, are
at high risk even when their behaviors are normative. Factors other than indi-
vidual risk behaviors and covariates appear to account for racial disparities, in-
dicating the need for population-level interventions. (Am J Public Health. 2007;
97:XXX–XXX. doi:10.2105/AJPH.2005.075747)
sexual partners to obtain drugs.15Substance
use proximal to a sexual encounter has been
found as well to be associated with increased
sexual risk taking.16Sexual and substance
use risk behaviors are known to co-occur,17,18
yet relatively little research has examined
patterns of these risk behaviors among
young people. The few studies that have
been conducted have been helpful in under-
standing patterns,19–23but only 1 study ex-
amined behavior patterns in relation to
STDs.19That study showed that Black girls
were less likely than Black boys or White
boys and girls to engage in high-risk behav-
ior patterns but more likely to report a previ-
ously diagnosed STD.
Previous research involving the use of na-
tionally representative data from the National
Health and Nutrition Examination Survey re-
vealed that disparities between Blacks and
Whites in 3 viral blood-borne or sexually
transmissible diseases (hepatitis B, hepatitis C,
and herpes simplex type 2) were greater
among individuals in low-risk groups than
among those in high-risk groups, suggesting
that public health attention should be directed
Sexual and Drug Behavior Patterns and HIV/STD Racial
Disparities: The Need for New Directions
| Denise Dion Hallfors, PhD, Bonita J. Iritani, MA, William C. Miller, MD, PhD, MPH, and Daniel J. Bauer, PhD
toward individuals typically considered to be
at low risk.24This study, however, did not in-
clude data on other important STDs.
Other studies involving nationally represen-
tative survey data have had to rely on self-
reported STD information.1 1–13,19,25A handful
of important surveys have incorporated bio-
logical STD testing, but each has had notable
limitations. The National Survey of Adoles-
cent Males showed associations between chla-
mydial infection and unprotected sexual inter-
course, but these associations were not
examined by race and were limited to adoles-
cent boys.10The multisite Young Men's Sur-
vey conducted HIV testing of participants but
was limited to a venue-based sample of young
men having sex with men.1 4
Wave III of the National Longitudinal Study
of Adolescent Health (Add Health) provides
nationally representative data on biological
measures of STD and HIV infection as well as
interview measures of risk behaviors collected
from male and female respondents who were
young adults in 2002.3,4,26Using this repre-
sentative sample of young adults in the United
States, we examined whether race associations
Marked racial disparities in the prevalence of
sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and
HIV/AIDS in the United States have been
well documented.1,2Findings from a national
probability study conducted in 2001–2002
indicate that the prevalences of chlamydial in-
fection and trichomoniasis were each about 6
times greater among Black than White young
adults, and the prevalence of gonorrhea was
22 times greater.3,4Centers for Disease Con-
trol and Prevention surveillance reports indi-
cate that Blacks accounted for 50% of HIV/
AIDS cases diagnosed in 2004 and had the
poorest survival rate after being diagnosed
with AIDS of all US racial and ethnic groups.2
Although there are probably many reasons
for these racial disparities,5a major question
is whether individual behaviors account for
most of the differences in infection rates. Re-
search indicates that Blacks initiate sexual in-
tercourse at younger ages than do Whites.6–8
Early age at first sexual intercourse is associ-
ated with both a history of STD infection8
and current STD infection, although the asso-
ciation diminishes with age among young
adults.9Black adolescents are also more likely
than are White adolescents to report multiple
sexual partners.6,10Studies have shown no
race-specific differences in condom use
among young men10and higher rates of use
among Black adolescents than among White
adolescents.6When included as covariates,
sexual risk behaviors have not fully ac-
counted for race differences in STD preva-
lence in nationally representative sur-
veys.8,1 1–13Likewise, it has been shown that
odds ratios for HIV infection among Black
compared with White young men who have
sex with men are not reduced in models ad-
justing for covariates such as number of part-
ners and condom use.1 4
Drug use behaviors also have been impli-
cated in STD and HIV infections as a result
of individuals sharing needles and engaging
in sexual behaviors with multiple or risky
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persist in STD/HIV infection after stratifica-
tion according to substance use and sexual be-
havior patterns and control for other impor-
tant covariates such as gender, socioeconomic
status (SES), marital status, and age at first in-
tercourse. Given that racial disparities in STDs
and HIV are a critical and growing public
health problem, we sought to use the best
data set available to examine whether behav-
iors or other underlying differences might ac-
count for such unequal disease burdens.
Add Health Data
We used data from wave III of Add
Health, which was conducted in 2001–2002
when respondents were aged 18 to 26 years
old. Add Health was a prospective cohort
study that followed a nationally representa-
tive sample of US adolescents into young
adulthood. Add Health's original sample was
drawn from 7th- to 12th-grade students who
appeared on school enrollment rosters in
1994–1995. A sample of 80 high schools
and 52 middle schools from the United States
was selected with unequal probability. Sys-
tematic sampling methods and implicit stratifi-
cation were incorporated into the Add Health
study design, thus ensuring that the selected
schools were representative of US schools
with respect to region of the country, urbanic-
ity, school size, school type, and ethnicity. Ad-
ditional information about Add Health's re-
search design is available elsewhere.26
At wave III, Add Health researchers sought
to interview all of the original participants
who were living in the United States. The
(weighted) response rate for the wave III
probability sample was 75.6% (n=14322);
analyses of nonresponse bias showed that the
wave III sample adequately represented the
wave I sample.27As a means of maintaining
confidentiality, questionnaires were adminis-
tered via laptop computers. Computer-assisted
self-interviewing technology was used to
gather data on sensitive topics such as sexual
and substance use histories. After completion
of the interview, consent for STD and HIV
testing was obtained, and urine and oral mu-
cosal transudate (OMT) specimens were col-
lected. Participants were provided with infor-
mation about HIV and other STDs, and a
toll-free telephone number was provided for
participants to call for their test results (i.e.,
for chlamydia, gonorrhea, and HIV results).
STD/HIV infection. Urine specimens were
tested for chlamydial, gonococcal, and tri-
chomonal infections. Ligase chain reaction
assays (Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, Ill)
were used in identifying Chlamydia tracho-
matis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae in urine spec-
imens. Trichomonas vaginalis was detected
using a polymerase chain reaction enzyme-
linked immunosorbent assay developed at the
Microbiology Core Laboratory of the Univer-
sity of North Carolina Sexually Transmitted
Diseases Cooperative Research Center.28–30
About 8% of the wave III study participants
refused to provide a urine specimen for test-
ing. An additional 6% of N gonorrhoeae re-
sults were excluded as a result of product re-
call by the test manufacturer. Other reasons
test results were not available were inability
of participants to provide a specimen at the
time of the interview (2%) and shipping or
laboratory problems (3%).
The OraSure HIV-1 oral specimen collec-
tion device (Epitope, Beaverton, Ore) was
used in collecting OMT specimens for HIV
testing. Presence of antibodies to HIV-1 was
assessed with the Oral Fluid Vironostika
HIV-1 Microelisa System (Organon Teknika
Corp, Durham, NC). The OraSure HIV-1
Western Blot Kit was used to confirm repeat-
edly reactive results. About 5% of the wave
III participants chose not to provide an OMT
sample for HIV testing. Other participants
provided a sample that could not be tested
owing to specimen collection, shipping, or
other problems (about 3%), and still others
provided a sample that resulted in an indeter-
minate test outcome (less than 1%). Detailed
information about Add Health's procedures
for collecting, transporting, and testing urine
and OMT samples is available elsewhere.3,4,28
A composite STD/HIV measure was cre-
ated to identify participants who had tested
positive for at least 1 of the 4 STD/HIV in-
fections considered (coded 1) or had tested
negative for all 4 infections (coded 0). Partici-
pants who had missing data for any of the 4
infections were coded as "missing" on the
composite variable.
Race. Identification of race and Hispanic
ethnicity was based on respondents' self-
reports. Participants were asked to indicate
their race from among the options White,
Black or African American, American Indian
or Native American, and Asian or Pacific Is-
lander. They were told that they could select
more than 1 option. Respondents who self-
identified more than 1 racial group were
asked "Which 1 category best describes your
racial background?" Our analyses included
only participants who identified themselves as
either non-Hispanic Black or non-Hispanic
Risk behavior patterns. A key goal of the in-
vestigation was to determine whether racial
disparities in STD/HIV prevalence persist
after stratification of the sample on the basis
of sexual and substance use risk behaviors.
We used a stratification strategy for both
methodological and theoretical reasons.
Methodologically, treating each risk behavior
as a covariate is not optimal given the poten-
tially nonlinear effects of sexual and sub-
stance use behaviors on STD/HIV risk. Theo-
retically, subgroups of individuals may engage
in qualitatively distinct patterns of substance
use and sexual risk behaviors. Aggregating
over these subgroups could produce mislead-
ing results (i.e., "Simpson's paradox"31).
Given their known relation to STD/HIV
risk, 4 risk strata were predefined as follows:
abstaining, injection drug use (since June
1995), male–male sex (since June 1995), and
engaging in sex for money (since the previous
interview in 1996). All individuals reporting
injection drug use were assigned first, fol-
lowed by those reporting male–male sexual
relations and those engaging in sex for
Individuals not meeting criteria for these
initial strata were then cluster analyzed (using
the K-means method, which minimizes the
sum of within-cluster variances and thus,
maximizes differences between clusters, with
wave III sampling weights) to identify other
distinctive risk patterns. Variables entered
into the cluster analysis included number of
cigarettes smoked in the past month, number
of days on which alcohol was consumed in
the past 12 months (7 categories), number of
days on which 5 or more drinks were con-
sumed consecutively in the past 12 months
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TABLE 1—Prevalences of STD/HIV
Infections, by Race: National
Longitudinal Study of Adolescent
Health,Wave III, 2001–2002
Chlamydial infection 1.9 (1.5,2.5) 12.5 (10.2,15.3)
Trichomoniasis1.2 (0.9,1.5)
Gonorrhea 0.1 (0.0,0.3)
HIV ...a
STD/HIV combined 3.1 (2.6,3.8) 18.8 (16.1,21.8)
6.9 (5.4,8.8)
2.1 (1.5,3.1)
0.5 (0.2,1.0)
Note. STD=sexually transmitted disease; CI=
confidence interval.Prevalences are reported as
weighted percentages.
aToo few cases were available to provide a reliable
(7 categories), number of times marijuana
was used in the past month, average number
of days cocaine or other illegal drugs were
used in the past month, condom use at most
recent vaginal intercourse (4 categories: never
had sexual intercourse, no sexual intercourse
in past year, used condom at most recent sex-
ual intercourse, did not use condom at most
recent sexual intercourse), sexual situation in
past 12 months that respondent later regret-
ted because she or he had been drinking or
using drugs (2 categories: yes or no), and
number of sexual partners since June 1995.
This analysis resulted in the identification of
12 additional risk patterns. In total, the 16 risk
patterns assessed explained 73% of individual
differences in sexual and substance use risk be-
haviors, indicating a high level of within-pattern
homogeneity. Thus, within each risk pattern,
Black and White adolescents were highly simi-
lar (i.e., matched) in their sexual and substance
use risk behavior levels. Blacks and Whites
were initially cluster analyzed separately; then,
because identical patterns emerged for the 2
groups, they were analyzed in combination.19
SAS version 8.2 (SAS Institute Inc, Cary, NC)
to conduct the cluster analysis.
Control variables. Covariates included gen-
der, marital status (married or not married),
high-school dropout (yes or no), functional
poverty (whether or not respondents or their
households did not pay the full amount of
either the rent or mortgage or utility [gas,
electricity, or oil] bill because they did not
have enough money), and early initiation of
sexual intercourse (first sexual intercourse at
age 14 years or younger vs first sexual inter-
course at an older age). Given the ages of
participants, school dropout and functional
poverty were selected as the optimal avail-
able indicators of SES.
Statistical Analyses
First, we analyzed prevalences by race
(Black or White) for each of the 4 infections
individually. We conducted bivariate analyses
to examine STD and HIV infection by each
of the control variables, using an F test that
accounted for survey design effects to assess
significance. Next, we examined individual
race-specific infection prevalences stratified
according to risk behavior pattern. Because
race-specific patterns were similar for HIV
and all of the STDs, we collapsed them into a
single composite variable to avoid any chance
of discerning an individual respondent's
identity and responses through the known
characteristics of that person. We used sepa-
rate logistic regression models to determine
prevalence odds ratios and 95% confidence
intervals (CIs) for each of 15 risk behavior
patterns (abstaining was not included) and as-
sess the effects of race both before and after
control for covariates.
We used poststratification sampling weights
developed by the Add Health research team
to calculate estimates representative of the na-
tional population. Procedures for survey data
in Stata SE 8.0 (Stata Corp, College Station,
Tex) were used to account for the complex
sampling design of the Add Health study. SAS
was used for analyses (e.g., frequency analy-
ses) not requiring adjustment of standard er-
rors. All percentages reported here are
weighted; all sample sizes reported are un-
A total of 8706 participants had complete
STD and HIV data (White: n=6257; Black:
n=2449). The mean age of the sample was
21.7 years (SD=1.8). Approximately 17%
of the participants were married (18% of
Whites, 11% of Blacks), 15% had dropped
out of high school (13% of Whites, 19% of
Blacks), and 15% met the criteria for func-
tional poverty (13% of Whites, 21% of
Blacks). Among respondents reporting ever
having engaged in vaginal intercourse, 19%
reported their age at first sexual intercourse
as 14 years or younger (17% of Whites, 27%
of Blacks). Among the 81% who reported
having engaged in sexual intercourse in the
past year, 60% reported not having used a
condom during their most recent sexual inter-
course (63% of Whites, 47% of Blacks).
STD/HIV Prevalence
The prevalence of combined STD/HIV in-
fection within the analysis sample was 6%.
Most of those with an infection had a chla-
mydial infection (65%). Approximately 10%
of the participants tested positive for 2 or
more infections. Chlamydia and gonorrhea
were the most common co-occurring positive
infections (0.35% prevalence), followed by
chlamydia and trichomoniasis (0.30%).
Among those with a chlamydial infection, 9%
also had gonorrhea, and 8% had trichomoni-
asis. Among all participants with gonorrhea,
72% also had a chlamydial infection.
The prevalence of each type of infection
was higher among Blacks than among Whites
(Table 1). The prevalence of an STD includ-
ing HIV was highest among Black women
(22.8%; 95% CI=19.3%, 26.8%), followed
by Black men (14.6%; 95% CI=11.6, 18.2),
White women (3.7%; 95% CI=2.9, 4.6), and
White men (2.6%; 95% CI=2.0, 3.4). Un-
married participants (F=10.5, P<.01), high
school dropouts (F=24.2, P<.001), partici-
pants meeting the criteria for functional pov-
erty (F=11.5, P<.001), and those who had
first engaged in intercourse at age 14 years or
younger (F=19.4, P<.001) were more likely
to have an STD. Condom use at most recent
sexual intercourse was not associated with
current infection (F=3.2, P=.08).
Risk Behavior Patterns
In Table 2, risk behavior patterns are or-
dered from most to least normative. Charac-
teristics of the members within each group
are presented. In the sample overall, the most
normative behavior pattern was the "few
partners, low alcohol, tobacco, and other drug
use" pattern, and more than a third of Blacks
(37.6%) were in this group. By contrast,
Whites were more broadly distributed among
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TABLE 2—Sexual Behavior and Substance Use Patterns, Pattern Descriptions, and Racial Distribution Across Patterns:
National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health,Wave III, 2001–2002
%a(No.) Risk Behavior PatternDefinition and Specific Characteristics
Few partners,low ATOD useSexually active (almost all had had sexual intercourse in past year) but few partners and low ATOD use
• Median no.of sexual partners: 1b
• 57% did not use condom during most recent vaginal intercoursec
• Very low ATOD use; none regretted AOD use in a sexual situation in the past year
Occasional alcohol consumption but low binge drinking; all have had intercourse
• Median no.of sexual partners: 2
• 59% did not use condom during most recent vaginal intercourse
• Very low tobacco and illegal drug use
Very low or no current ATOD use; 67% had never had sexual intercourse; remainder had not had sexual intercourse in past year
• Median number sexual partners: 0
Daily cigarette smokers
• Median no.of sexual partners: 2
• 60% did not use condom during most recent vaginal intercourse
• Infrequent AOD use
Almost all reported binge drinking once a month or more (43% binged weekly or more often)
• Median no.of sexual partners: 2
• 56% did not use condom during most recent vaginal intercourse
• One quarter used marijuana; almost all used no other drugs
Moderate levels of smoking and drinking; one third used marijuana; most (89%) had had sexual intercourse in past year
• Median no.of sexual partners: 2
• 62% did not use condom during most recent vaginal intercourse
• All had smoked in past month; few used other illegal drugs
All regretted AOD use in sexual situation in past year; almost all engaged in binge drinking monthly or more often
• Median no.of sexual partners: 4
• 59% did not use condom during most recent vaginal intercourse
• 39% had used marijuana in past month
All regretted AOD use in sexual situation in past year; occasional drinkers with little binge drinking
• Median no.of sexual partners: 3
• 55% did not use condom during most recent vaginal intercourse
• 25% had used marijuana in past month
Frequent marijuana use; 27% had used other illegal drug in past month
• Median no.of sexual partners: 3
• 60% did not use condom during most recent vaginal intercourse
• Most smoked cigarettes; almost all drank alcohol; most were occasional drinkers
All had had 8 or more sexual partners in past 6 years
• Median no.of sexual partners: 11
• 60% did not use condom during most recent vaginal intercourse
• Moderate ATOD use
All used marijuana frequently and almost all had had sexual intercourse in past year
• Median no.of sexual partners: 4
• 56% did not use condom during most recent vaginal intercourse
• Almost all regretted AOD use in sexual situation; 43% reported other illegal drug use
12.7 (806) 37.6 (867)
Light alcohol consumption and sexual
14.4 (975)14.7 (407)
Low risk behavior 11.4 (708) 12.0 (318)
Tobacco use and sexual activity12.3 (748)7.0 (144)
Binge drinking 9.8 (600)4.0 (89)
Substance use and sexual activity9.0 (538)1.9 (45)
Regret related to AOD use with sexual
activity,high AOD use
8.0 (474) 1.9 (47)
Regret related to AOD use with sexual
activity,moderate AOD use
5.9 (389) 4.0 (115)
Marijuana use5.3 (316)3.3 (90)
Multiple partners2.9 (195)3.0 (92)
High rate of marijuana use and sexual
2.9 (179)1.7 (33)
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TABLE 2—Continued
Sex for moneyAll reported having engaged in sex for money in past 5 years
• Median no.of sexual partners: 4
• 54% did not use condom during most recent vaginal intercourse
• Variations in ATOD use; overall moderate use
Never engaged in any ATOD use and never had sexual intercourse
All had injected drugs in past 6 years
• Median no.of sexual partners: 3
• 68% not use condom during most recent vaginal intercourse
• More than half used marijuana; half had used other illegal drug in past month
All had had male–male sexual intercourse in past 6 years
• Median no.of sexual partners: 3
• 45% did not use condom during most recent vaginal intercourse
• 36% used marijuana; 15% had used other drug in past month; most were occasional drinkers
Most reported heavy marijuana use; all reported other illegal drug use
• Median no.of sexual partners: 4
• 64% did not use condom during most recent vaginal intercourse
• One third regretted AOD use in a sexual situation in the past year
1.1 (64) 6.8 (140)
Injection drug use
1.2 (84)
1.3 (73)
0.6 (22)
0.4 (10)
Male–male sexual intercourse 1.1 (61)0.7 (21)
Marijuana and other drug use0.9 (47)0.3 (9)
Total100 (6257) 100 (2449)
Note.ATOD=alcohol,tobacco,and other drug use; AOD=alcohol and other drug use.Risk behavior patterns are ordered from most to least normative for the entire wave III sample (including
respondents of all races).Pattern descriptions also were based on the entire wave III sample.Percentages may not sum to total because of rounding.
aWeighted percentage yielding national probability estimate.
bNumber of partners with whom respondent had had sexual relations,derived from respondent's report of romantic and sexual relationships in past 6 years.
cAsked only of those who reported having engaged in vaginal intercourse in the past 12 months.
TABLE 3—Sexually Transmitted Disease and HIV Infection Prevalences (95% CI), by Race
and Risk Behavior Pattern: National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health Wave III,
Risk Behavior PatternWhite Blacka
Few partners,low ATOD use
Light alcohol consumption and sexual activity
Low risk behavior
Tobacco use and sexual activity
Binge drinking
Substance use and sexual activity
Regret related to AOD use and sexual activity,high AOD use
Regret related to AOD use and sexual activiy,moderate AOD use
Marijuana use
Multiple sexual partners
High rate of marijuana use and sexual activiy
Sex for money
Injection drug use
Male–male sexual intercourse
Marijuana and other drug use
3.2 (1.9,5.1)
3.1 (2.0,4.9)
0.5 (0.2,1.5)
3.3 (2.1,5.3)
2.3 (1.1,4.6)
3.4 (1.6,7.0)
3.5 (2.0,6.3)
3.5 (1.8,6.4)
4.8 (2.6,8.6)
3.4 (1.4,7.8)
4.5 (2.0,10.0)
20.3 (17.2,23.7)
17.4 (12.4,24.0)
12.4 (7.3,20.1)
25.2 (14.3,40.6)
15.6 (9.3,25.2)
22.0 (9.7,42.6)
19.2 (7.9,39.8)
19.9 (12.3,30.6)
14.2 (6.8,27.3)
9.7 (4.7,18.9)
22.5 (7.3,51.8)
23.2 (17.2,30.5)
23.4 (4.8,65.1)
33.8 (14.3,60.9)
28.8 (11.2,56.5)
Note. CI=confidence interval; ATOD=alcohol,tobacco,and other drug use; AOD=alcohol and other drug use.Risk behavior
patterns are ordered from largest (most normative) to smallest.
aAll prevalence estimates were greater than the sample's overall prevalence (6%).
bGreater than the sample's overall prevalence (6%).
the behavior groups, with "light alcohol con-
sumption and sexual activity" being the
modal pattern.
Infection Prevalence by Race
Risk behavior patterns are again ordered
from most to least normative in Table 3, with
prevalence of infection presented according
to race and behavior pattern. Among White
young adults, the STD/HIV infection preva-
lence was lower than the overall prevalence
of 6% for all of the risk behavior patterns
with the exception of the 4 least normative
and most risky patterns (engaging in sex for
money, injection drug use, male–male sexual
intercourse, and marijuana or other drug use).
By contrast, prevalences for Black young
adults were above 6% for all 15 risk behavior
Unadjusted odds of STD/HIV infection
were significantly higher among Black than
among White young adults for 11 of the 15
risk behavior patterns (Table 4). For exam-
ple, in the few partners and low alcohol, to-
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4 Reviews
Wonderful 15 hr flight. So comfortable I didn't even feel the time go by. Very high tech PTVs, 2 meals, ice cream snack and as many sandwiches from the galley you could ever want. QR is amazing.
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This plane is not bad. On the way to bangkok, an off duty qatar airways stewardess was sitting next to me. She advised me to use the ear plugs provided to cut out some noise from a baby. I enjoyed the flight and this plane. Will be flying again. really good entertainment system too.
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Very good flight.
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i have an experiance with so many airlines carriers, However, all are not the same as Qatar airways. Qatar airways is the best I have ever tried.
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Very outstanding flight...highly recommend
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Great Aircraft
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Hi everyone
I haven't followed the development of LG3D lately, nor was I ever actively involved in it ;). However, yesterday I decided to give it another look. I tried the 0.8.1 Windows installer on Win XP. My first impressions were:
- it's much more responsive now than I remember it, although I have actually downgraded my vid card since last time(gf4mx, previously gf6600, don't ask why ;) )
- the install went great, it was VERY easy. I was never afraid of complicated setups if they were well explained (as were previous lg3d versions) but I really enjoyed the easier approach
- don't know if it's the normal behaviour (java gc style) or there are still memory leaking problems, but I noticed that occupied memory raised rapidly from about 60MB to 200MB after just opening, playing around with, and then closing the various apps, no more then 2 or 3 at once. When I close an app, it frees up some memory, but less then it occupied when started. In the end, I got about 180MB with all apps closed and the performance seemed to be affected (not as responsive as in the beginning). And that after about 15 min of playing around
Seeing how easy it was, I decided to also try installing on Ubuntu, which I didn't actually get the time to do yet.. installing Ubuntu, that is. But I read "Getting Started" and some questions popped up:
1. Is the Windows version not supported anymore or something? It's not even mentioned in the doc
2. What happened to lg3d-session? It is listed as an appendix, as opposed to dev and app modes. I also saw a brief comment by deronj in the forums about it being deprecated, but couldn't find other info.
Bonus question ;)
Would it be a good idea to have maybe a section in the FAQ, or a separate page (wiki?), to document these and other changes that come over time? People like me, not watching the forum and coming back to the project from time to time might get confused.
/sorry for the long post
Hi Sorine,
Welcome back, glad you liked the most recent work. The great Windows installer is thanks to catscratch.
We also have Ubunutu packages now so that install should be very easy.
lg3d-session is still in the code base but is not the preferred mode of operation. This is due to a couple of issues. The biggest problem was some incompatibility with gdm, we could not get lg3d-session started at login time. The second was lack of composite support on ATI cards.
Running lg3d-app full screen in a borderless window give the same user experience as lg3d-session but without these issues. The only drawback is that there are 2 X servers running to memory consumption is a little higher.
Thanks for the info on the memory leaks. I'll investigate.


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Depending on the motherboard, it may be limited to recognising the hard drive only if you have strapped the jumper which limits it to 32GB.
Most of the latter P2's with the latest BIOS Update would only accept up to a 60 GIG HDD. Some where smaller so if you want to use this 80 GIG HDD in this computer you'll need a PCI to IDE Card and run the bigger drive off that.
Any of these cards should work though depending on the M'Board Maker you may not get the best performance possible from the new HDD though it will be no slower than your current 8 GIG Drives.
Upgrading the BIOS is often worth a shot. I am late to the party on this one, oh well.
This recently worked on an IBM 300PL PII 350MHz 512MB with XP Pro SP2. The old BIOS was from '98, while the latest was '01. I swapped the old Maxtor 10GB 5400RPM for a Seagate 100GB 7200RPM. There were some hiccups with the jumpers and video driver, then all was good.
A PII machine still flying in 2007, what a thrill.
go into BIOS under IDE options and change it from Enhanced to Compatible. This will somewhat degrade ur hard disk performance however you 80GB will be detected and available at full capacity. The Bios may still read it as 14GB or 20GB however that can be safely ignored.


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Father of the Bride, A Romantic Comedy
Cedarville University presents, Father of the Bride, a romantic comedy set in the '50s, was later made into a movie with Spencer Tracy and Elizabeth Taylor. It all starts when Stanley Banks first hears that his daughter, Kay, is engaged. Everyone else is happy—they like Kay's football-playing fiancé—but the news is a shock to Stanley. He struggles not only with the chaos of a growing guest list, and florists and furniture movers taking over the house, but with the realization that his little girl has grown up.
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ABSTRACT: The purposes of this study were to assess cognitive functions in preschool children with sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) and to compare them with matched control children. A clinical sample of 2.5- to 6-year-old children with SDB was recruited. All children underwent sleep clinical record (SCR), which is a polysomnography (PSG)-validated questionnaire for diagnosing SDB, a polysomnography and a neurocognitive assessment. Normal controls were recruited from a kindergarten. They underwent the SCR and the cognitive assessment. We studied 41 children with primary snoring (PS)-mild obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS; M/F = 15/26, mean age 4.43 ± 0.94), 36 children with moderate-severe OSAS (M/F = 22/14, mean age 4.33 ± 1.02), and 83 controls (M/F = 33/50, mean age 4.5 ± 0.64). In the two groups, no differences were found in duration and age of onset of SDB, while a significant difference emerged in SCR score (p < 0.005). No differences emerged in the three groups in Verbal IQ, Performance IQ, and Global IQ scores, nor in any cognitive subtests. We demonstrated that SDB of all severities is not associated with cognitive impairment compared to the control group in preschool age.Sleep And Breathing 07/2015; DOI:10.1007/s11325-015-1157-3 · 2.48 Impact Factor
Article: Intestinal permeability in children with recurrent respiratory and gastrointestinal symptoms: Intestinal permeability in children[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: AimIncreased intestinal permeability has been reported in asthmatic subjects as well as in patients with gastrointestinal disease, thus suggesting the involvement of all the mucosal immune system. We aimed to assess intestinal permeability according to recurrent respiratory and gastrointestinal symptoms in children with asthma and children with functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGIDs).Methods In 108 outpatients aged 3–14 years (45 asthmatic, 63 with FGIDs), we measured the urinary lactulose/mannitol (L/M) ratio, performed allergy skin prick tests and administered questionnaires for recurrent respiratory and gastrointestinal symptoms starting from at least 2 months which persisted over the previous 4 weeks. L/M ratios were compared with previously reported normal values yielded by our chromatographic method (liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry).ResultsHigh L/M ratios (>0.030) were less frequent in asthmatic children than in children with FGIDs (9/45: 20% vs. 41/63: 65%, P < 0.001). High L/M ratios were associated with gastrointestinal symptoms in 8/9 asthmatic (P < 0.05) and 39/41 subjects with FGIDs (P < 0.005). L/M ratios were not associated with respiratory symptoms or atopy. In a regression model, a high L/M was predicted by low height, absence of asthma and presence of gastrointestinal symptoms (r = 0.72, P < 0.001).Conclusions Increased intestinal permeability is associated with recurrent gastrointestinal symptoms rather than with recurrent respiratory symptoms in both asthmatic children and those with FGIDs. Our findings do not support the hypothesis of mucosal intestinal damage following an inflammatory stimulus in the respiratory mucosa.Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health 07/2015; DOI:10.1111/jpc.12927 · 1.15 Impact Factor
Article: Early cardiac abnormalities and increased C-reactive protein levels in a cohort of children with sleep disordered breathing[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: This study aims to evaluate left ventricular (LV) structure and function and inflammation in a paediatric population with sleep disordered breathing (SDB) and in control subjects. Forty-nine children with SDB and 21 healthy, age-matched subjects were enrolled. The diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome (OSAS) was confirmed by the laboratory polysomnography, showing an obstructive apnoea/hypopnoea index of more than one per hour, according to the criteria of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine and modified for paediatric population. Fasting blood samples for the biochemical evaluation (including high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) were drawn in the morning, after the polysomnographic examination in all patients with SDB and in the control group. All children underwent a two-dimensional colour Doppler cardiac examination with LV mass assessment and systolic and diastolic function evaluation. Higher hsCRP levels were observed in subjects with OSAS than in children with primary snoring and in controls (0.8 ± 0.7 vs 0.3 ± 0.1 ng/dl, p = 0.001, and 0.4 ± 0.2 ng/dl, p = 0.01, respectively). The LV diastolic dysfunction was significantly more frequent in patients with severe OSAS and higher hsCRP levels than in control group. This study shows that OSAS in children is associated with higher LV mass, early LV diastolic dysfunction and a pro-inflammatory state (high CRP levels). These findings might help to explain the higher incidence of cardiovascular morbidity in patients with OSAS.Sleep And Breathing 03/2011; 16(1):101-10. DOI:10.1007/s11325-010-0462-0 · 2.48 Impact Factor
Conference Paper: Biochemical Basis of Inflammation in Children with Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome (OSAS) and in Children with Obesity.American Thoracic Society 2009 International Conference, May 15-20, 2009 • San Diego, California; 04/2009
Article: NREM sleep instability changes following rapid maxillary expansion in children with obstructive apnea sleep syndrome[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: To evaluate NREM sleep microstructure in children with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) before and after one year of rapid maxillary expander (RME) treatment by means of the cyclic alternating pattern (CAP). Nine children with OSAS aged 4-8 years (6 males, mean age 6.4+/-1.97 years) and age-matched normal controls were included. All subjects underwent an overnight polysomnography in the sleep laboratory after one adaptation night, as a baseline evaluation; children with OSAS were recorded again after one year of RME treatment. After one year of treatment the OSAS group showed a longer duration of time in bed and sleep period time, a reduction in number of stage shifts compared to baseline recordings, and the apnea-hypopnea index decreased significantly. At baseline, the OSAS group had a higher CAP rate during slow-wave sleep and an increased A2 index compared to normal controls. After one year of RME application, children with OSAS showed an increase in CAP rate associated with an increase of A1 index during slow-wave sleep. RME treatment almost normalized sleep architecture and improved sleep respiratory disturbances; however, sleep microstructure and respiratory parameters did not completely recover. The persistence of increased CAP rate in slow-wave sleep associated with an increase of A1 index might reflect a partial failure of orthodontic treatment. On the other hand, the rebound of A1 subtypes might be an indirect sign of an attempt to normalize sleep that has been disturbed by the respiratory events.Sleep Medicine 09/2008; 10(4):471-8. DOI:10.1016/j.sleep.2008.04.003 · 3.15 Impact Factor
Article: A liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry method for the evaluation of intestinal permeability[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Lactulose to mannitol ratio (L/M) in urine is used as a non invasive assay to measure intestinal permeability. We describe here a rapid, specific and sensitive LC-MS/MS method for the measurement of these compounds in urine of children affected by abdominal recurrent pain (ARP). The study has been performed on 50 children from the Pediatric Unit. The chromatographic separation was accomplished by using an NH(2)-column, the detection with a Q-Trap 2000 system. Multiple calibration curve exhibited consistent linearity and reproducibility. Linear responses were observed in the concentration range 0-400 microg/mL for both mannitol and lactulose. Limits of detection were 12.5 mg/L for lactulose and 1.25 mg/L for mannitol with a signal-to-noise ratio of 10. The comparison of L/M values of healthy children with those found in children affected by idiopathic ARP demonstrates that in the latter subjects an alteration of intestinal permeability occurs. The method can represent a useful tool to monitor the intestinal functionality in children with ARP conditions and help for an accurate patient discrimination for diet restrictions.Clinical biochemistry 08/2008; 41(10-11):887-92. DOI:10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2008.03.016 · 2.28 Impact Factor
Article: Metabolic Aspects and MechanismsHigh Blood Pressure & Cardiovascular Prevention 07/2008; 15(3):285. DOI:10.1007/BF03263697
Article: Role of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Therapy on the Pathogenesis of Sleep-Related Frontal Lobe Epilepsy in a Child With Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: We describe an obese child with severe obstructive sleep apnea syndrome in whom nocturnal frontal lobe seizures developed within a week after therapy was started with continuous positive airway pressure. The video polysomnographic study after the onset of nocturnal episodes showed 3 seizures: 2 starting from slow-wave sleep when he was sleeping with continuous positive airway pressure, and 1 from stage 2 non-rapid eye movement sleep when he was sleeping without continuous positive airway pressure. Cyclic alternating pattern analysis during the video polysomnography recorded after the onset of nocturnal seizures disclosed a high cyclic alternating pattern rate during slow-wave sleep, and the recording obtained after antiepileptic therapy began showed a low cyclic pattern analysis rate. In this child, we describe the non-rapid eye movement sleep instability induced by continuous positive airway pressure therapy might have had a role in triggering the nocturnal seizures.Journal of Child Neurology 02/2008; 23(1):124-8. DOI:10.1177/0883073807308690 · 1.72 Impact Factor
Article: Metabolic aspects and mechanisms.High Blood Pressure & Cardiovascular Prevention 09/2007; 14(3):145.
Article: L0035 Two distinct population of children affected by obstructive sleep apnea syndrome: the adult-obese type and the adenoide-tonsillar typeSleep Medicine 02/2007; 8. DOI:10.1016/S1389-9457(07)70403-3 · 3.15 Impact Factor
Article: M24Hour Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring in a Cohort of Paediatric Obese Subjects: Diagnostic Option and Clinical FeasibilityHigh Blood Pressure & Cardiovascular Prevention 01/2007; 14(3):145-196. DOI:10.2165/00151642-200714030-00138
Article: Echocardiographic Evaluation of Left Ventricular Mass in a Population of Paediatric Obese SubjectsHigh Blood Pressure & Cardiovascular Prevention 01/2007; 14(3):145-196. DOI:10.2165/00151642-200714030-00137
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Listen on dog walks, commutes and around the house. Welcome virtually any genre but southern fiction holds a special place in my heart.
"Much More than Chick Lit for the Beach"
Some readers have described this book as light Australian chick lit perfect for the beach. I read my fair share of chick lit beach reads but I would NOT place Liane Moriarty's The Husband's Secret in that category. This book is much more substantial than that description. Instead, expect to be challenged by this read. The first challenge is to keep straight the many (seemingly) unrelated characters that you will be introduced to in the first few chapters. The next challenge will unfold as the book progresses. The author let's you in to the thoughts and feelings of these characters as each faces and tackles some pretty daunting life obstacles. Your challenge is to refrain (if you can) on passing judgment too soon. Would you feel the same way given the same obstacle? Would you take the same action? This book is definitely a great beach read but don't expect to just sit on the sidelines, sipping a fruity drink. You will be mentally engaged in the story whether you like it or not. Expect this one to be made into a movie!
"Absolutely Loved It"
Usually I've figured out exactly the way a story will play out by the first third of a book - not this time. I very much enjoyed the perfectly thought out interwoven plot and sub-plots. I enjoyed every character and could easily feel camaraderie with each one. The narration is perfect and adds to the pleasure of experiencing this book. I highly recommend for a light and fun read.
"Oooh - it's a good one"
This book didn't start out quite like I expected, but it's a great listen. The author weaves the story of 3 women seamlessly, and unlike other novels, each kept me interested. I really liked the "what ifs" at the end of the book. Some parts are funny, and others sad, but a good use of a credit. And Audible, I will request this again - could you send me notifications when this author writes another book (reminding me of this one since I read a lot) - I would read more from this author.
"Excellent book and way of looking at life"
I will recommend this book to my friends as I really enjoyed the story.
The way Liane Moriarty took her characters through interesting twists and turns. Then she brings it all together and makes you look at life through different eyes.
I enjoyed the husband who wrote the secret letter. You felt for him and what he went through and how you ended up feeling about him in the end.
This book did make me laugh and cry. The characters feel like real people you know and you feel like you are there with them.
I like this book so much I have listened to it three times already and plan on listening to it again and again.
Life's good when I am listening to a great book.
"Worth a Credit, For Sure."
If you like an interesting drama about families mixed with a little intrigue and mystery, this book works well. Set in Australia and beautifully performed, the book kept my interest throughout. I would have rated the story higher than three stars except there were times when I found the writing a bit slow with the literature style not of stellar quality, more like a teen novel but quite well done.
"What a great book!"
I prefer nonfiction books, but this was a very nice escape!
The plot is woven perfectly and I adored all of the characters immediately.
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"Another Amazing Book by my new Favorite Author"
I would compare it to the first book of hers I read: What Alice Forgot, because it has similar themes of marriage, trust and real-life situations.
But her style reminds me of Kingsolver in many ways, and Margaret Atwood.
No, but I am sure I will.
Tess....mainly because she emerged as my favorite of all of them (and to get Connor's phone number)
Highly recommended listen. I have read What Alice Forgot but plan to purchase it in audible now to listen to it read to me in the proper accent.
"Great Book!!"
At first, it was difficult following the author as she introduced the characters. However, after I got the flow of the story line, it was diffficult to stop. I'm glad the book ended the way it did. It made you think what would you do in those circumstances? I was surprised that she revealed the murderer, and who he was so soon.
If you can get through the first 10 chapters without glazing over, you'll find the book very enjoyable.
I enjoyed Tess and her journey of conflicting emotions of loving and hating all at the same time. Emotions that we all have or will experience, and how we manage those feelings.
"Reads like 13 hours of moral lecturing from a nun"
Someone who is in Philosophy 101.
Great stories have morals imbedded in them. That said, this read like a children's fable in the approach of the obvious moral questions being supplied more like a lecture. It read like a religious philosophy professor drilling a point.
A caring warm voice that makes do with another person's soapbox.
I would rearrange the scenes so that the moral dilemma was presented more subtly and not in a crescendo writing style,where everything comes together all at once. I would arrange it to feel more like real life, more believable.
I respect the writer's work, achievement, and point of view, and hope that my criticism is found to be constructive towards any future projects.
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