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Table 3 Adjusted odds ratios of military experiences by sexual orientation (N = 96,930)

From: Military service experiences and reasons for service separation among lesbian, gay, and bisexual individuals in a large military cohort

Outcome Variable

Sexual Orientation (Ref: Heterosexual)

Gay or Lesbian

Bisexual

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

Impressed by quality of leadership (Ref: agree)

 Neither agree nor disagree

1.01 (0.89, 1.15)

1.03 (0.90, 1.18)

 Disagree

1.14 (1.01, 1.27)

1.24 (1.10, 1.40)

Felt supported by the military (Ref: agree)

 Neither agree nor disagree

1.07 (0.95, 1.21)

1.16 (1.02, 1.32)

 Disagree

1.36 (1.21, 1.54)

1.51 (1.33, 1.71)

Feelings about the military (Ref: positive)

 Neither negative nor positive

1.07 (0.91, 1.26)

1.25 (1.06, 1.46)

 Negative

1.23 (1.05, 1.43)

1.57 (1.36, 1.81)

  1. Note. No significant effect modification by sex was observed for these models. All models are adjusted for sex, birth year, race/ethnicity, marital status, education level, service branch, service status, pay grade, military occupation, length of service, deployment experience, and panel. Bolded values are statistically significant (p < 0.05)
  2. CI confidence interval, OR odds ratio