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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Subst Abuse Treat. 2015 Jul 14;58:78–83. doi: 10.1016/j.jsat.2015.06.022

Table 3.

Results of Logistic Regression Analyses Using Sexual Orientation to Predict Mental and Physical Health Problems and Service Utilization (Separate Analyses by Sex) Among Individuals Seeking Substance Abuse Treatment in San Francisco (N=13,211), Adjusted for Age, Race, and Ethnicity with Heterosexual as Reference (N=13,211)

Male Participants Female Participants

Gay Bisexual Lesbian Bisexual
adjOR (99% CI) adjOR (99% CI) adjOR (99% CI) adjOR (99% CI)
Mental Health Problems and Service Utilization
 Prior mental health diagnosis 4.00 (3.23, 4.94)* 3.56 (2.42, 5.23)* 1.86 (1.22, 2.83)* 2.26 (1.59, 3.20)*
 Taken prescribed medication for mental health in past 30 days 4.99 (4.04, 6.16)* 2.95 (1.99, 4.37)* 1.87 (1.20, 2.91)* 1.79 (1.24, 2.60)*
 Receiving mental health treatmenta 3.38 (2.43, 4.71)* 2.59 (1.37, 4.90)* 1.64 (0.86, 3.13) 1.97 (1.13, 3.45)*
 Recent mental health assessmenta 1.96 (1.42, 2.71)* 1.82 (0.97, 3.39) 1.42 (0.75, 2.67) 2.10 (1.22, 3.61)*
 Psychiatric hospital or facility 2.21 (1.47, 3.35)* 1.66 (0.73, 3.79) 1.67 (0.69, 4.00) 1.36 (0.61, 3.04)
Physical Health Problems and Service Utilization
 Physical health problems in previous 30 days 1.42 (1.14, 1.77)* 1.41 (0.94, 2.11) 1.24 (0.78, 1.99) 1.70 (1.18, 2.47)*
 Receiving health care 4.25 (3.00, 6.04)* 2.61 (1.38, 4.96)* 1.22 (0.66, 2.27) 1.83 (1.07, 3.13)*
 Recent physical health assessmenta 2.10 (1.49, 2.97)* 1.40 (0.74, 2.66) 0.90 (0.48, 1.66) 1.19 (0.70, 2.04)
 ER visits in previous 30 days 0.81 (0.59, 1.11) 1.18 (0.69, 1.99) 1.18 (0.63, 2.20) 1.52 (0.93, 2.47)
 Hospital overnight stays 0.92 (0.61, 1.40) 1.29 (0.64, 2.57) 0.76 (0.27, 2.10) 1.11 (0.53, 2.33)
*

Indicates an analysis where p<.01;

a

for these analyses, only a subset of participants were available (n=3397 for males and n=1612 for females) due to changes in data collection practices