Table 2.
Relation between sexual orientation and health behaviors
| Bisexual compared with heterosexual | Lesbian compared with heterosexual | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health behavior measured | Odds ratio* | 95% CI | Odds ratio* | 95% CI |
| Has used illicit drugs in past 30 days | 1.96 | 1.07 to 3.57 | 2.04 | 1.14 to 3.70 |
| Has ever been tested for HIV | 1.99 | 1.17 to 3.38 | 2.38 | 1.51 to 3.74 |
| Has been infected with HPV | 0.95 | 0.32 to 1.72 | 0.48 | 0.25 to 0.89 |
| Practices safer sex | 0.97 | 0.49 to 1.93 | 2.60 | 1.23 to 5.49 |
| Has had appropriate cholesterol screening | 0.29 | 0.11 to 0.73 | 0.53 | 0.25 to 1.13 |
| Has had appropriate mammography | 0.33 | 0.13 to 0.84 | 0.53 | 0.25 to 1.13 |
| CI = confidence interval; HIV = human immunodeficiency virus; HPV = human papillomavirus. | ||||
*
Odds ratio was adjusted for age, race, education, household income, number of sexual partners within the past 12 months, and number of lifetime sexual partners.