Table 2.
Psychiatric morbidity indicators by gender and sexual orientation among Latino and Asian American adults, aged 18 years and older, in the NLAAS: Prevalences and partial results of multivariate logistic regression analyses
| Men | Women | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gay/Bisexual (n = 84) |
Heterosexual (n = 1,982) |
Sexual orientation effect1 | Lesbian/bisexual (n = 161) |
Heterosexual (n = 2,271) |
Sexual orientation effect1 | |||||||
| Morbidity | % | SE | % | SE | OR | CI | % | SE | % | SE | OR | CI |
| Lifetime prevalence (%) | ||||||||||||
| Any depressive disorder2 | 9.7 | 4.6 | 10.5 | 0.9 | 0.84 | 0.27-2.57 | 24.7 | 4.6 | 17.2 | 0.8 | 1.63 | 1.04-2.55 |
| Any anxiety disorder3 | 18.7 | 5.0 | 11.1 | 1.0 | 1.86 | 0.92-3.72 | 14.1 | 2.8 | 17.0 | 1.0 | 0.82 | 0.52-1.30 |
| Alcohol abuse/dependency | 7.3 | 4.0 | 14.3 | 1.4 | 0.48 | 0.14-1.60 | 5.2 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 0.6 | 1.71 | 0.67-4.34 |
| Drug abuse/dependency | 4.7 | 3.6 | 7.9 | 0.9 | 0.50 | 0.08-3.27 | 4.4 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 2.39 | 0.66-8.66 |
| Any substance use disorder | 7.3 | 4.0 | 14.9 | 1.5 | 0.44 | 0.13-1.48 | 5.2 | 2.2 | 3.8 | 0.8 | 1.41 | 0.51-3.93 |
| Any eating disorder4 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.51 | 0.09-2.92 | 4.1 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 2.33 | 0.57-9.49 |
| Any psychiatric disorder5 | 25.4 | 6.0 | 26.0 | 1.7 | 0.90 | 0.47-1.75 | 33.9 | 4.7 | 26.6 | 1.5 | 1.37 | 0.90-2.10 |
| Suicide attempt | 8.0 | 4.5 | 2.3 | 0.3 | 3.37 | 0.86-13.21 | 8.5 | 3.1 | 5.2 | 0.5 | 1.71 | 0.79-3.71 |
| Any suicide symptom6 | 11.7 | 4.8 | 8.2 | 0.8 | 1.27 | 0.44-3.64 | 13.6 | 3.5 | 11.1 | 1.1 | 1.21 | 0.71-2.06 |
| 1-Year prevalence (%) | ||||||||||||
| Any depressive disorder2 | 8.1 | 4.4 | 6.0 | 0.7 | 1.11 | 0.31-4.02 | 16.0 | 3.8 | 9.2 | 0.6 | 1.94 | 1.17-3.21 |
| Any anxiety disorder3 | 10.9 | 3.2 | 6.8 | 0.8 | 1.53 | 0.77-3.01 | 11.3 | 3.2 | 10.3 | 0.8 | 1.16 | 0.60-2.26 |
| Alcohol abuse/dependency | 0.6 | 0.5 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0.19 | 0.03-1.05 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 1.00 | 0.12-8.13 |
| Drug abuse/dependency | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.34 | 0.04-2.72 | 2.9 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 12.05 | 1.10-132.08 |
| Any substance use disorder | 0.6 | 0.5 | 4.0 | 0.5 | 0.14 | 0.03-0.78 | 2.9 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 2.64 | 0.57-12.30 |
| Any eating disorder4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.42 | 0.13-1.31 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 1.53 | 0.30-7.68 |
| Any psychiatric disorder5 | 15.6 | 4.7 | 12.8 | 1.1 | 1.06 | 0.54-2.08 | 21.9 | 4.1 | 15.9 | 1.0 | 1.48 | 0.94-2.33 |
| Suicide attempt | 2.4 | 2.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 6.43 | 1.63-25.36 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 4.98 | 0.84-29.33 |
| Any suicide symptom6 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 1.16 | 0.21-6.55 | 2.6 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 0.4 | 0.99 | 0.22-4.37 |
Note. Weighted prevalences and standard errors shown.
Partial results of logistic regression analyses, within gender, controlling for the possible confounding effects of age, education level, race/ethnicity, marital/cohabiting status, nativity, language of interview, and family income.
Includes major depression and/or dysthymia
Includes generalized anxiety disorder, agoraphobia without panic, panic disorder, social phobia, and/or post-traumatic stress disorder.
Includes bulimia and/or anxoreia.
Includes any depressive, anxiety, substance use or eating disorder.
Includes suicidal ideation, suicide plan, and/or suicide attempt.