Table 5.
Health comparisons in heterosexual, bisexual and gay classified men
| Variable | Predictor | number | Odds ratio for increased risk | LR chi2 | p-value |
| Smoking | Bisexual | 424 | 2.47 (1.04, 5.86) | ||
| Gay | 1.42 (0.71, 2.83) | ||||
| Bisexual | 2.48 (1.05, 5.90) | ||||
| Gay | 1.36 (0.67, 2.73) | ||||
| White | 1.06 (0.67, 1.67) | ||||
| Civil status# | 0.81 (0.55, 1.20) | 1.15 | 0.56 | ||
| SF12 physical scale score less than 25th centile | Bisexual* | 405 | 0.49 (0.14, 1.75) | ||
| Gay | 1.57 (0.76, 3.24) | ||||
| Bisexual | 0.49 (0.14, 1.72) | ||||
| Gay | 1.49 (0.71, 3.11) | ||||
| White | 1.21 (0.72, 2.04) | ||||
| Civil status | 0.93 (0.60, 1.44) | 0.63 | 0.730 | ||
| GHQ high scorer | Bisexual | 405 | 0.66 (0.25, 1.71) | ||
| Gay | 2.60 (1.30, 5.23) | ||||
| Bisexual | 0.66 (0.26, 1.73) | ||||
| Gay | 2.52 (1.25, 5.11) | ||||
| White | 0.97 (0.61, 1.55) | ||||
| Civil status | 0.78 (0.52, 1.15) | 1.56 | 0.46 | ||
| CAGE high scorer | Bisexual | 428 | 1.38 (0.58, 3.30) | ||
| Gay | 0.95 (0.45, 1.99) | ||||
| Bisexual | 1.35 (0.57, 3.23) | ||||
| Gay | 0.85 (0.40, 1.80) | ||||
| White | 1.46 (0.89, 2.40) | ||||
| Civil status | 0.80 (0.53, 1.21) | 3.39 | 0.18 | ||
| More than 1 sexual partner in previous month | Bisexual | 427 | 4.45 (1.62, 12.24) | ||
| Gay | 3.05 (1.22, 7.60) | ||||
| Bisexual | 5.00 (1.73, 14.51) | ||||
| Gay | 2.35 (0.91, 6.06) | ||||
| White | 1.74 (0.69, 4.41) | ||||
| Civil status | 0.24 (0.11, 0.53) | 16.22 | 0.0003 | ||
| Any sexual function problem | Bisexual | 421 | 1.82 (0.77, 4.30) | ||
| Gay | 1.46 (0.73, 2.91) | ||||
| Bisexual | 1.86 (0.78, 4.41) | ||||
| Gay | 1.47 (0.73, 2.97) | ||||
| White | 0.86 (0.55, 1.35) | ||||
| Civil status | 0.86 (0.59, 1.27) | 0.97 | 0.62 | ||
| Childhood sexual experiences score of 3 or more | Bisexual | 419 | 2.25 (0.84, 5.97) | ||
| Gay | 4.77 (2.29, 9.95) | ||||
| Bisexual | 2.17 (0.81, 5.81) | ||||
| Gay | 4.86 (2.28,10.34) | ||||
| White | 1.31 (0.67, 2.54) | ||||
| Civil status | 1.46 (0.85, 2.50) | 2.57 | 0.28 | ||
| Dissatisfied with sex life | Bisexual | 426 | 2.62 (1.08, 6.34) | ||
| Gay | 1.75 (0.88, 3.48) | ||||
| Bisexual | 2.74 (1.12, 6.70) | ||||
| Gay | 1.56 (0.77, 3.15) | ||||
| White | 1.11 (0.70, 1.76) | ||||
| Civil status | 0.52 (0.35, 0.77) | 11.2 | 0.004 | ||
| Consultations over 75th centile | Bisexual | 300 | 0.94 (0.26, 3.44) | ||
| Gay | 1.50 (0.63, 3.60) | ||||
| Bisexual | 1.00 (0.27, 3.71) | ||||
| Gay | 1.53 (0.63, 3.73) | ||||
| White | 0.75 (0.39, 1.45) | ||||
| Civil status | 0.83 (0.48, 1.45) | 1.09 | 0.58 | ||
Odd Ratio below the line in each row are adjusted for civil and ethnic status
LR = Likelihood ratio * Heterosexual used as reference category OR 1.0 # married/cohabiting