Table 2.
Prevalences of Mental Health Disorders in the National Survey of Midlife Development by Gender and Sexual Orientation: Twelve-Month Prevalences and Results of Multivariate Logistic Regression Analyses
| Disorder | Men
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Women
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heterosexual (n = 1,239)
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Gay– bisexual (n = 37)
|
Adj OR | (95% CI) | Heterosexual (n = 1,604)
|
Lesbian–bisexual (n = 37)
|
Adj OR | (95% CI) | |||||
| % | SE | % | SE | % | SE | % | SE | |||||
| Major depression | 10.2 | 0.9 | 31.0 | 8.0 | 3.57* | (1.71–7.43) | 16.8 | 1.1 | 33.5 | 10.0 | 1.88 | (0.71–4.98) |
| Generalized anxiety disorder | 1.8 | 0.4 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 1.35 | (0.19–9.34) | 3.8 | 0.6 | 14.7 | 7.0 | 3.88* | (1.18–12.77) |
| Panic disorder | 3.8 | 0.6 | 17.9 | 6.6 | 5.09* | (2.00–12.99) | 8.6 | 0.8 | 17.1 | 7.1 | 2.05 | (0.72–5.82) |
| Alcohol dependency | 5.6 | 0.7 | 8.9 | 4.4 | 1.30 | (0.40–4.23) | 3.4 | 0.5 | 11.8 | 7.1 | 2.51 | (0.60–10.48) |
| Drug dependency | 2.7 | 0.4 | 9.2 | 5.4 | 2.46 | (0.55–11.07) | 1.5 | 0.4 | 6.5 | 6.2 | 3.45 | (0.39–30.64) |
| Positive for at least 1 disorder | 16.7 | 1.1 | 39.8 | 8.4 | 2.71* | (1.34–5.48) | 24.6 | 1.3 | 43.7 | 10.3 | 1.86 | (0.75–4.57) |
| Comorbid for 2 or more disorders | 5.0 | 0.6 | 19.6 | 6.8 | 3.85* | (1.50–9.87) | 7.7 | 0.8 | 23.5 | 9.0 | 2.88* | (1.02–8.15) |
Note. Weighted percentages and standard errors are shown. Multivariate logistic regression analyses were conducted separately by gender. Odds ratios (OR) and their 95% confidence intervals (CI) were adjusted for age, level of education, relationship status (married/cohabiting vs. not), and race. Adj = adjusted.
*
p < .05.