Table 6 Health comparisons in heterosexual, bisexual and lesbian classified women

Smoking

Bisexual

1030

2.85 (1.81, 4.49)

Lesbian

2.92 (1.32, 6.43)

Bisexual

2.53 (1.60, 4.00)

Lesbian

3.13 (1.41, 6.97)

White

1.63 (1.19, 2.24)

Civil status

0.64 (0.49, 0.83)

19.02

0.0001

SF12 physical scale score less than 25^th centile

Bisexual

1022

1.14 (0.69, 1.89)

Lesbian

0.98 (0.38, 2.45)

Bisexual

1.07 (0.64, 1.78)

Lesbian

0.98 (0.38, 2.50)

White

1.53 (1.09, 2.16)

Civil status

0.91 (0.68, 1.21)

6.47

0.039

GHQ high scorer

Bisexual

1039

1.33 (0.85, 2.08)

Lesbian

1.12 (0.51, 2.47)

Bisexual

1.24 (0.79, 1.95)

Lesbian

1.15(0.52, 2.53)

White

1.26 (0.95, 1.69)

Civil status

0.81 (0.63, 1.04)

4.95

0.08

CAGE high scorer

Bisexual

1039

3.17 (1.99, 5.06)

Lesbian

2.07 (0.89, 4.85)

Bisexual

2.73 (1.70, 4.40)

Lesbian

2.23 (0.94, 5.30)

White

2.35 (1.54, 3.59)

Civil status

0.61 (0.45, 0.85)

24.95

0.0000

More than 1 sexual partner in previous month

Bisexual

1035

3.37 (1.48, 7.65)

Lesbian

1.28 (0.17, 9.79)

Bisexual

2.85 (1.24, 6.56)

Lesbian

1.40 (0.18, 10.80)

White

1.48 (0.64, 3.45)

Civil status

0.44 (0.21, 0.90)

5.96

0.05

Any sexual function problem

Bisexual

1037

0.95 (0.60, 1.49)

Lesbian

0.75 (0.34, 1.64)

Bisexual

0.98 (0.62 1.55)

Lesbian

0.72 (0.33, 1.59)

White

1.16 (0.87, 1.54)

Civil status

1.36 (1.06, 1.75)

7.26

0.03

Childhood sexual experiences score of 3 or more

Bisexual

1025

3.43 (2.08, 5.56)

Lesbian

1.32 (0.45, 3.89)

Bisexual

3.27 (1.97, 5.43)

Lesbian

1.32 (0.44, 3.92)

White

1.46 (0.93, 2.30)

Civil status

0.97 (0.67, 1.39)

2.90

0.23

Dissatisfied with sex life

Bisexual

1030

1.22 (0.78, 1.90)

Lesbian

1.61 (0.72, 3.58)

Bisexual

1.08 (0.68, 1.71)

Lesbian

1.76 (0.78, 3.98)

White

0.97 (0.73, 1.29)

Civil status

0.48 (0.38, 0.62)

33.04

0.0000

Consultations over 75^th centile

Bisexual

755

0.75 (0.40, 1.42)

Lesbian

0.88 (0.32, 2.47)

Bisexual

0.77 (0.40, 1.47)

Lesbian

0.87 (0.31, 2.47)

White

0.98 (0.66, 1.45)

Civil status

1.16 (0.84, 1.61)

0.81

0.67