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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2007 Oct 26.
Published in final edited form as: Int J Eat Disord. 2007 Jul;40(5):418–423. doi: 10.1002/eat.20378

TABLE 1.

Prevalence of histories of childhood sexual and physical abuse in gay and bisexual men

Childhood Sexual Abuse (%) OR (CI) Childhood Physical Abuse (%) OR (CI)
All (n = 193) 34 33
Sexual orientation
 Gay (n = 165) 31 2.6 (1.1, 5.8) 32 1.4 (0.6, 3.1)
 Bisexual (n = 28) 53 39
Race
 White (n = 65) 17 25
 African-American (n = 64) 36 2.7 (1.2, 6.3) 33 1.5 (0.7, 3.2)
 Latino (n = 64) 50 5.0 (2.2, 11.1) 42 2.2 (1.0, 4.7)
Age
 18–30 (n = 94) 28 1.6 (0.8, 3.0) 31 1.2 (0.7, 2.2)
 31–59 (n = 99) 39 35
Education
 High school diploma or less (n = 45) 51 2.5 (1.3, 5.0) 40 1.5 (0.7, 3.0)
Negative net worth (n = 104) 37 1.4 (0.7, 2.5) 36 1.4 (0.7, 2.5)