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Table 3 Fully-adjusted Prevalence Ratios for Health Outcomes in Relation to Sexual Orientation Identity Disparities among U.S. Men and Women, National Health Interview Survey, 2013 and 2014 (N = 69,270)

From: Sexual orientation identity disparities in health behaviors, outcomes, and services use among men and women in the United States: a cross-sectional study

 

Men (n = 30,961) (reference: heterosexual)

Women (n = 38,309) (reference: heterosexual)

Gay PR (95 % CI)

Bisexual PR (95 % CI)

“Something else”/Do not know PR (95 % CI)

Lesbian PR (95 % CI)

Bisexual PR (95 % CI)

“Something else”/Do not know PR (95 % CI)

n = 624

n = 162

n = 208

n = 525

n = 353

n = 246

Sad (past 30 days) (≥mostly)

1.73 (0.98–3.06)

1.58 (0.98–3.06)

1.54 (0.60–3.99)

1.31 (0.82–2.08)

2.10 (1.25–3.54)

2.53 (0.97–6.63)

Hypertension (yes)

1.21 (1.03–1.43)

0.83 (0.57–1.22)

0.76 (0.57–1.03)

0.91 (0.74–1.12)

0.96 (0.71–1.31)

0.98 (0.75–1.28)

Overweight a (yes)

0.85 (0.77–0.93)

0.81 (0.65–1.00)

0.85 (0.71–1.01)

1.09 (0.98–1.22)

1.07 (0.93–1.22)

0.96 (0.80–1.15)

Obesity b (yes)

0.90 (0.74–1.09)

0.97 (0.69–1.37)

0.56 (0.38–0.83)

1.20 (1.02–1.42)

1.16 (0.93–1.45)

1.06 (0.79–1.42)

Diabetes (yes)

0.83 (0.59–1.16)

0.93 (0.47–1.84)

0.58 (0.33–1.05)

0.88 (0.58–1.34)

0.63 (0.33–1.20)

1.31 (0.82–2.11)

Cancer (yes)

1.32 (0.95–1.83)

1.23 (0.48–3.10)

0.33 (0.14–0.80)

1.13 (0.78–1.63)

1.94 (1.18–3.17)

0.34 (0.16–0.71)

Heart disease (yes)

1.39 (1.02–1.88)

1.38 (0.79–2.43)

1.03 (0.60–1.78)

0.91 (0.61–1.35)

0.73 (0.40–1.35)

0.68 (0.37–1.24)

Stroke (yes)

0.76 (0.34–1.70)

0.04 (0.005–0.26)

1.33 (0.54–3.30)

1.96 (1.14–3.39)

1.68 (0.71–3.97)

0.45 (0.17–1.21)

Any functional limitation (yes)

1.24 (1.05–1.46)

1.30 (1.00–1.70)

1.35 (1.10–1.66)

1.17 (1.02–1.34)

1.41 (1.15–1.73)

1.14 (0.88–1.47)

Any Injury (past 3 months) (yes)

0.96 (0.59–1.56)

0.81 (0.29–2.31)

0.44 (0.14–1.41)

1.84 (0.95–3.57)

2.49 (1.44–4.32)

1.10 (0.44–2.76)

  1. Note. All estimates are weighted for the survey’s complex sampling design and adjusted for age (18–30, 31–49, 50–64, 65+) race/ethnicity, educational attainment, income, occupational class, health status, and region of residence; Boldface indicates statistically significant results at the 0.05 level
  2. PR prevalence ratio, CI confidence interval. a Overweight = ≥25 kg/m2; b Obesity = ≥30 kg/m2