. 2013 Oct;103(10):1845–1850. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2013.301258

TABLE 2—

Ratios of Vascular to Chronological Age by Sexual Minority Definition, Female NHANES Participants From 2001 to 2008: United States

	Heterosexual Women	Sexual Minority Women	Difference (95% CI)
Broad definition^a
Unadjusted	1.082	1.139	0.057 (0.015, 0.098)
Adjusted^b	1.063	1.111	0.047 (0.005, 0.090)
Narrow definition^c
Unadjusted	1.084	1.159	0.075 (0.024, 0.126)
Adjusted^b	1.064	1.128	0.064 (0.014, 0.114)

Note. CI = confidence interval; NHANES = National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.

^{^a}

Included women who identified as “lesbian,” “bisexual,” or “something else” and straight-identified women with at least 1 lifetime same-sex sexual partner.

^{^b}

Adjusted for alcohol use.

^{^c}

Included only women who identified as “lesbian,” “bisexual,” or “something else.”