Table 1.
Sample Characteristics by Sexual Orientation: Women Enrolled in ESTHER Project, Pittsburgh, PA, 2003–2006
| |
BMI (kg/m2) |
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|---|---|---|---|
| |
Heterosexual |
Lesbian |
|
| |
(n = 392) |
(n = 475) |
|
| Variable | n (%) | n (%) | p |
| Agea (n = 867) | 47.9 (±7.6) | 47.4 (±7.1) | 0.295 |
| 34–39 | 55 (14.0) | 67 (14.1) | 0.349 |
| 40–44 | 89 (22.7) | 114 (24.0) | |
| 45–49 | 93 (23.7) | 120 (25.3) | |
| 50–54 | 64 (16.3) | 90 (19.0) | |
| 55–64 | 91 (23.2) | 84 (17.7) | |
| Race (n = 867) | 0.960 | ||
| Caucasian American | 361 (92.1) | 437 (92.0) | |
| African American | 31 (7.9) | 38 (8.0) | |
| Currently obese (n = 867) | 0.003 | ||
| Not obese (BMI <30) | 273 (69.6) | 284 (59.8) | |
| Obese (BMI ≥30) | 119 (30.4) | 191 (40.2) | |
| NHLBI BMI (n = 867) | 0.041 | ||
| Normal/healthy weight (BMI 18.5–24.9) | 146 (37.2) | 157 (33.1) | |
| Overweight (BMI 25–29.9) | 127 (32.4) | 127 (26.7) | |
| Mildly obese (BMI 30–34.9) | 58 (14.8) | 95 (20.0) | |
| Severely obese (BMI 35–40) | 36 (9.2) | 50 (10.5) | |
| Morbidly obese (BMI > 40) | 25 (6.4) | 46 (9.7) | |
| Education (n = 867) | 0.022 | ||
| High school or less | 55 (14.0) | 37 (7.8) | |
| Some college | 94 (24.0) | 116 (24.4) | |
| Bachelors degree | 98 (25.0) | 119 (25.1) | |
| Graduate degree | 145 (37.0) | 203 (42.7) | |
| Household income (n = 851) | 0.425 | ||
| <$25,000 | 58 (15.3) | 63 (13.4) | |
| $25,000–$39,999 | 65 (17.1) | 79 (16.8) | |
| $40,000–$59,999 | 85 (22.4) | 105 (22.3) | |
| $60,000–$74,999 | 40 (10.5) | 70 (14.9) | |
| $75,000+ | 132 (34.7) | 154 (32.7) | |
| In a committed relationship (n = 866) | 0.012 | ||
| Yes | 261 (66.8) | 352 (74.1) | |
| No | 130 (33.3) | 123 (25.9) | |
| Previous mental health diagnosis (depression, anxiety) (n = 865) | 0.0001 | ||
| No | 240 (61.4) | 229 (48.3) | |
| Yes | 151 (38.6) | 245 (51.7) | |
| Lifetime SA (n = 809) | <0.0001 | ||
| No | 223 (60.3) | 181 (41.2) | |
| Yes | 147 (39.7) | 258 (58.8) | |
| Intrafamilial CSA (n = 810) | <0.0001 | ||
| No | 310 (83.8) | 310 (70.5) | |
| Yes | 60 (16.2) | 130 (29.6) | |
| Extrafamilial CSA (n = 811) | <0.0001 | ||
| No | 318 (85.7) | 305 (69.3) | |
| Yes | 53 (14.3) | 135 (30.7) | |
| ASA (n = 809) | 0.0001 | ||
| No | 269 (72.7) | 263 (59.9) | |
| Yes | 101 (27.3) | 176 (40.1) | |
a
Mean (standard deviation).
ESTHER, Epidemiologic STudy of HEalth Risk in Women; BMI, body mass index; Lifetime SA, lifetime history of sexual abuse; Intrafamilial CSA, sexual abuse at <18 years by a family member; Extrafamilial CSA, sexual abuse at <18 years by a nonfamily member; ASA, adulthood sexual abuse; NHLBI, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute.