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Table 4 Adjusted odds ratios of military experiences by sex and 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

Female

Male

Sexual Orientation (Ref: Heterosexual)

Sexual Orientation (Ref: Heterosexual)

Lesbian

Bisexual

Gay

Bisexual

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

Felt a sense of unit camaraderie (Ref: agree)

 Neither agree nor disagree

0.98 (0.82-1.17)

1.19 (0.99-1.43)

1.30 (1.04-1.64)

1.08 (0.84-1.39)

 Disagree

1.12 (0.95-1.32)

1.37 (1.17-1.61)

1.34 (1.07-1.68)

1.84 (1.51-2.25)

Missed days of work in last 3 years (Ref: 0 to 2 days)

 3 to 7 days

1.39 (1.17-1.66)

1.05 (0.84-1.30)

1.11 (0.88-1.40)

1.17 (0.93-1.49)

 8 to 21 days

1.16 (0.97-1.39)

1.31 (1.09-1.58)

1.31 (1.05-1.64)

1.57 (1.27-1.94)

 22+ days

1.59 (1.36-1.86)

1.55 (1.31-1.84)

1.14 (0.91-1.44)

1.35 (1.09-1.68)

  1. Note. Significant effect modification by sex (interaction p < 0.05) was observed for these models. All models are adjusted for 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