Table 2.
Males (N = 3,415)
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Females (N = 3,558)
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Characteristic | Gay or bisexual (n = 117) % (SE) or mean (SE) | Heterosexual (n = 3,298) % (SE) or mean (SE) | p valuea | Lesbian or bisexual (n = 189) % (SE) or mean (SE) | Heterosexual (n = 3,369) % (SE) or mean (SE) | p valuea |
Cardiometabolic risk z score (mean) | −0.02 (0.13) | 0.00 (0.03) | 0.89 | 0.14 (0.08) | 0.00 (0.03) | 0.11 |
Number of cardiometabolic biomarkers > “high risk” values | 1.32 (0.20) | 1.15 (0.03) | 0.40 | 1.48 (0.11) | 1.41 (0.03) | 0.51 |
Age (mean) | 28.72 (0.23) | 28.59 (0.12) | 0.53 | 28.38 (0.18) | 28.49 (0.12) | 0.45 |
Race (% White) | 68.04 (6.27) | 68.30 (2.86) | 0.96 | 70.17 (4.83) | 65.93 (3.26) | 0.37 |
Nativity (% born outside of U.S.) | 6.48 (3.52) | 4.44 (0.86) | 0.46 | 2.39 (1.30) | 4.92 (0.98) | 0.15 |
Education (% with high school degree or less) | 20.52 (5.27) | 30.98 (1.85) | 0.08 | 29.51 (4.19) | 20.57 (1.33) | 0.02 |
Household income (%) | ||||||
Missing | 4.47 (2.63) | 6.69 (0.74) | 0.48 | 7.49 (2.78) | 6.72 (0.69) | 0.01 |
Low (≤$39,999) | 34.58 (5.43) | 27.87 (1.47) | 47.19 (5.41) | 33.53 (1.59) | ||
High (≥$40,000) | 60.95 (6.39) | 65.45 (1.64) | 45.31 (4.79) | 59.75 (1.61) | ||
Smoking status (%) | ||||||
Current | 24.49 (4.61) | 27.11 (1.29) | 0.63 | 31.60 (5.35) | 20.62 (1.36) | 0.0002 |
Past/intermittent | 28.37 (5.15) | 23.41 (0.98) | 31.70 (5.04) | 20.05 (1.09) | ||
Never | 47.14 (7.09) | 49.47 (1.52) | 36.70 (4.66) | 59.33 (1.72) | ||
Past-year binge drinking (%)b | 23.32 (5.33) | 29.26 (1.25) | 0.31 | 31.75 (4.3) | 13.58 (0.86) | <0.0001 |
Low physical activity (%)c | 29.63 (6.29) | 43.33 (1.43) | 0.05 | 53.73 (4.99) | 51.47 (1.30) | 0.67 |
Table presents weighted means and percents and standard errors, taking into account the complex sample design; p values are derived from chi-square tests for categorical variables and an analysis of variance test for the cardiometabolic risk scores and age (i.e. the only continuous variables).
Binge drinking was defined as consuming four (female) or five (males) or more drinks in a row at least 2–3 times per month in the past year.
Low physical activity was defined as less than 5 bouts of moderate or vigorous physical activity during the past 7 days.