Table 2.
Sexual Orientation Mobility, Child Abuse History, and Weight-Related Behaviors by Sexual Orientation and Gender in a Longitudinal Cohort of Adolescent Females and Males (N = 13,952)
| Females (n = 7960) | Males (n = 5992) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Completely heterosexual (n=6422) |
Mostly heterosexual (n=1264) |
Bisexual (n=170) | Lesbian (n=104) |
Completely heterosexual (n=5456) |
Mostly heterosexual (n=368) |
Bisexual (n=43) |
Gay (n=125) |
|
| Sexual Orientation Mobility (%) | ||||||||
| None | 72.6 | 7.6 | 6.5 | 6.7 | 60.2 | 7.1 | 4.7 | 14.4 |
| Low | 5.5 | 61.5 | 54.1 | 45.2 | 3.3 | 59.0 | 32.6 | 48.8 |
| High | 1.8 | 17.1 | 25.9 | 31.7 | 1.5 | 12.0 | 27.9 | 20.0 |
| χ2 (9) = 3976.59***a | χ2 (9) = 2311.24*** | |||||||
| Child Abuse History (%) | ||||||||
| None | 35.7 | 31.7 | 21.8 | 30.8 | 25.7 | 28.3 | 14.0 | 28.0 |
| 1 type | 17.8 | 21.8 | 16.5 | 19.2 | 15.3 | 21.5 | 14.0 | 29.6 |
| 2 types | 10.1 | 14.7 | 14.7 | 17.3 | 7.1 | 15.5 | 18.6 | 12.0 |
| 3–4 types | 5.5 | 12.1 | 19.4 | 13.5 | 3.8 | 9.8 | 9.3 | 12.8 |
| χ2 (9) = 173.69***a | χ2 (9) = 150.51***a | |||||||
| Weight-Related Behav Trajec Grp Membershipb (%) | ||||||||
| TV viewing | ||||||||
| Med to low | 39.0 | 36.9 | 41.2 | 34.6 | 28.2 | 30.4 | 30.2 | 26.4 |
| Med to high | 22.1 | 23.7 | 22.9 | 26.9 | 32.4 | 32.1 | 44.2 | 23.2 |
| High to low | 38.8 | 39.5 | 35.9 | 38.5 | 39.4 | 37.5 | 25.6 | 50.4 |
| χ2 (6) = 4.58 | χ2 (6) = 12.17 | |||||||
| Sugar-sweetened beverages | ||||||||
| Low | 23.5 | 26.1 | 30.6 | 26.2 | 15.4 | 23.9 | 27.9 | 22.4 |
| Medium | 32.3 | 31.3 | 24.1 | 31.1 | 51.1 | 52.2 | 55.8 | 52 |
| High | 29.6 | 26.0 | 28.2 | 30.1 | 27.1 | 23.9 | 16.3 | 25.6 |
| High to low | 14.8 | 16.5 | 17.1 | 12.6 | - | - | - | - |
| χ2 (9) = 17.74* | χ2 (6) = 4.72 | |||||||
| Binge eating | ||||||||
| No binge | 92.5 | 84.6 | 81.8 | 87.4 | 99.3 | 97.6 | 97.7 | 92.8 |
| Binge | - | - | - | - | 0.7 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 7.2 |
| Early onset binge | 3.3 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 6.8 | - | - | - | - |
| Late onset binge | 4.3 | 8.5 | 11.8 | 5.8 | - | - | - | - |
| χ2 (6) = 101.22*** | χ2 (3) = 63.50*** | |||||||
| Family dinner | ||||||||
| Some to never | 2.3 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 2.9 | 1.4 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1.6 |
| Most to some | 20.2 | 20.5 | 24.1 | 24.0 | 16.2 | 15.8 | 20.9 | 20.8 |
| Most | 42.3 | 44.7 | 32.4 | 32.7 | 43.6 | 44.6 | 46.5 | 42.4 |
| Everyday | 35.2 | 30.9 | 38.8 | 40.4 | 38.5 | 36.7 | 32.6 | 35.2 |
| χ2 (9) = 31.19*** | χ2 (9) = 9.92 | |||||||
| Fast food | ||||||||
| Low | 40.6 | 43.9 | 44.7 | 40.8 | 27.9 | 35.6 | 27.9 | 34.4 |
| Medium | 49.9 | 46.3 | 42.9 | 43.7 | 57.2 | 53.5 | 58.1 | 51.2 |
| Med to high | 9.5 | 9.8 | 12.4 | 15.5 | 14.8 | 10.6 | 14.0 | 14.4 |
| χ2 (6) = 13.20* | χ2 (6) = 14.32* | |||||||
| Caloric intake | ||||||||
| Low | - | - | - | - | 35.9 | 38.9 | 48.8 | 46.4 |
| Medium | - | - | - | - | 30.5 | 32.3 | 27.9 | 28.0 |
| High | - | - | - | - | 33.5 | 28.5 | 23.3 | 25.6 |
| Low to med | 26.8 | 25.6 | 25.9 | 26.2 | - | - | - | - |
| Low to high | 9.9 | 11.0 | 9.4 | 14.6 | - | - | - | - |
| Med to low | 22.8 | 26.4 | 25.9 | 25.2 | - | - | - | - |
| Med to high | 30.9 | 28.1 | 27.7 | 23.3 | - | - | - | - |
| High to low | 9.6 | 9.0 | 11.2 | 10.7 | - | - | - | - |
| χ2 (12) = 16.12 | χ2 (6) = 13.01* | |||||||
a
χ2 is calculated by comparing sexual orientation groups to each categorical outcome, stratified by gender.
b
Weight-related behavior trajectory groups were generated through latent growth model methods with repeated measures. Latent growth model methods used to create trajectories groups were stratified by gender, such that models for females and males yielded different groups for some variables.
*
p<.05
**
p<.01
***
p<.001