TABLE 2—
Tobacco Exposure Among US Adults Aged 20 to 59 Years by Gender and Sexual Orientation: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2003–2010
| Gay or Lesbian |
Bisexual |
Homosexually Experienced |
Exclusively Heterosexual, % (SE) | ||||
| Smoking Status | % (SE) | AOR (95% CI)a | % (SE) | AOR (95% CI)a | % (SE) | AOR (95% CI)a | |
| Men | |||||||
| Current cigarette smoker | 28.9 (5.3) | 1.25 (0.69, 2.27) | 36.6 (7.0) | 1.30 (0.68, 2.46) | 28.9 (4.9) | 1.07 (0.64, 1.80) | 29.6 (1.0) |
| Tobacco used in previous 5 d | 28.5 (5.6) | 0.76 (0.41, 1.43) | 42.4 (7.0) | 1.09 (0.69, 1.58) | 37.2 (4.8) | 1.04 (0.69, 1.58) | 39.0 (1.2) |
| Serum cotinine level > 10 ng/mL | 27.9 (5.9) | 0.78 (0.40, 1.51) | 47.5 (7.4) | 1.37 (0.74, 2.54) | 33.8 (5.2) | 0.89 (0.55, 1.43) | 39.2 (1.2) |
| Nonsmokerb | 67.6 (5.3) | 1.18 (0.66, 2.12) | 54.4 (7.0) | 0.90 (0.49, 1.65) | 62.1 (4.9) | 1.03 (0.69, 1.56) | 58.6 (1.1) |
| Women | |||||||
| Current cigarette smoker | 35.8 (5.9) | 2.04 (1.20, 3.48) | 44.5 (3.8) | 2.43 (1.69, 3.49) | 41.4 (4.0) | 2.77 (1.95, 3.94) | 21.8 (0.9) |
| Tobacco used in previous 5 d | 39.1 (6.1) | 2.16 (1.25, 3.74) | 47.8 (3.7) | 2.54 (1.75, 3.67) | 47.9 (3.8) | 3.35 (2.35, 4.76) | 23.1 (1.0) |
| Serum cotinine level > 10 ng/mL | 42.1 (5.6) | 2.41 (1.41, 4.11) | 46.5 (3.5) | 2.31 (1.62, 3.29) | 46.8 (3.7) | 3.12 (2.17, 4.47) | 23.9 (1.0) |
| Nonsmokerb | 56.6 (5.6) | 0.43 (0.25, 0.73) | 50.8 (3.8) | 0.42 (0.29, 0.62) | 50.9 (4.0) | 0.32 (0.22, 0.45) | 72.8 (0.8) |
Note. AOR = adjusted odds ratio; CI = confidence interval. Point prevalence and partial results of logistic regression analyses are shown (weighted percentages and standard errors). Sample size for men: 109 gay, 85 bisexual, 125 homosexually experienced, 5390 exclusively heterosexual; for women: 71 gay or lesbian, 188 bisexual, 263 homosexually experienced, 5513 exclusively heterosexual. Differences evaluated by specified levels multivariate logistic regression models adjusting for possible confounding attributable to age, race/ethnicity, education, family income, living and work status, and survey year.
Referent is exclusive heterosexual.
Nonsmoker defined as not reporting current cigarette smoking or recent use of tobacco products and evidencing a serum cotinine level ≤ 10 ng/mL.