Table 2.
Weighted Sample Characteristics by Sexual Orientation Status: National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (N = 6,973)a
| 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 |
a
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).
b
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.
c
Low physical activity was defined as less than 5 bouts of moderate or vigorous physical activity during the past 7 days.