Table 3. Prevalence of Health Risk Factors and Protective Health Practices and the Association With Sexual Orientation, by Sex, Oregon Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2005–2008.
| Characteristic | Men |
Women |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weighted % (95% CI) | AORa (95% CI) | P b | Weighted % (95% CI) | AORa (95% CI) | P b | |
| Health risk factorsc | ||||||
| Current cigarette smoker | ||||||
| Heterosexual (Ref) | 18.6 (17.7–19.4) | — | — | 15.3 (14.7–15.9) | — | — |
| Gay or lesbian | 22.9 (16.9–30.1) | 1.2 (0.8–1.8) | .29 | 22.5 (15.7–31.1) | 1.6 (1.1–2.3) | .02 |
| Bisexual | 31.4 (21.2–43.6) | 1.9 (1.1–3.2) | .02 | 37.3 (29.3–43.9) | 2.8 (2.0–3.9) | <.001 |
| Obese | ||||||
| Heterosexual (Ref) | 25.2 (24.4–26.1) | — | — | 24.2 (23.5–24.9) | — | — |
| Gay or lesbian | 15.7 (11.3–21.4) | 0.6 (0.4–0.9) | .01 | 32.8 (26.9–39.3) | 1.6 (1.2–2.1) | .002 |
| Bisexual | 22.0 (14.4–32.1) | 0.9 (0.5–1.5) | .68 | 33.7 (24.8–42.4) | 1.7 (1.2–2.4) | .001 |
| Binge drinker | ||||||
| Heterosexual (Ref) | 18.7 (17.6–19.9) | — | — | 8.9 (8.2–9.6) | — | — |
| Gay or lesbian | 31.9 (22.0–43.8) | 1.8 (1.1–3.1) | .02 | 16.4 (10.4–25.0) | 1.7 (1.0–3.0) | .054 |
| Bisexual | 34.2 (21.3–49.9) | 2.1 (1.0–4.2) | .04 | 25.4 (17.2–35.8) | 2.5 (1.5–4.1) | .001 |
| Heavy drinker | ||||||
| Heterosexual (Ref) | 5.5 (4.9–6.2) | — | — | 5.6 (5.1–6.2) | — | — |
| Gay or lesbian | 10.2 (5.3–18.7) | 1.8 (0.9–3.7) | .13 | 8.5 (4.7–14.9) | 1.4 (0.7–2.7) | .31 |
| Bisexual | 4.4 (1.6–11.6) | 0.7 (0.2–2.1) | .54 | 7.1 (3.8–13.0) | 1.3 (0.6–2.5) | .51 |
| Protective health practices | ||||||
| Had health insuranced | ||||||
| Heterosexual (Ref) | 82.6 (81.6–83.6) | — | — | 87.1 (86.3–87.7) | — | — |
| Gay or lesbian | 79.6 (71.9–85.7) | 0.8 (0.5–1.3) | .41 | 91.1 (86.9–94.1) | 1.5 (0.9–2.4) | .10 |
| Bisexual | 80.5 (67.0–89.4) | 1.3 (0.6–2.6) | .52 | 71.4 (62.6–78.9) | 0.5 (0.3–0.7) | .001 |
| Had health checkup in past 2 years | ||||||
| Heterosexual (Ref) | 70.6 (69.6–71.6) | — | — | 82.2 (81.5–82.9) | — | — |
| Gay or lesbian | 69.9 (61.6–77.0) | 1.0 (0.7–1.5) | .93 | 78.0 (69.4–84.8) | 0.8 (0.6–1.3) | .40 |
| Bisexual | 64.3 (52.4–74.6) | 0.8 (0.5–1.3) | .40 | 66.3 (58.9–73.1) | 0.5 (0.4–0.7) | <.001 |
| Got influenza immunization | ||||||
| Heterosexual (Ref) | 28.9 (27.8–30.0) | — | — | 36.2 (35.3–37.2) | — | — |
| Gay or lesbian | 42.9 (33.4–53.0) | 2.5 (1.5–4.0) | <.001 | 33.5 (24.1–44.5) | 1.1 (0.6–2.0) | .69 |
| Bisexual | 26.6 (15.6–41.6) | 1.1 (0.5–2.4) | .82 | 22.8 (15.0–33.1) | 0.9 (0.5–1.6) | .70 |
| Ever tested for HIV | ||||||
| Heterosexual (Ref) | 33.6 (32.1–35.1) | — | — | 37.6 (36.3–38.8) | — | — |
| Gay or lesbian | 73.4 (60.9–83.1) | 5.4 (3.0–9.7) | <.001 | 45.9 (36.9–55.2) | 1.3 (0.9–2.0) | .14 |
| Bisexual | 67.0 (49.6–80.7) | 4.1 (1.9–8.8) | <.001 | 66.3 (56.2–75.1) | 2.6 (1.7–4.2) | <.001 |
| Checked cholesterol in past 5 years | ||||||
| Heterosexual (Ref) | 67.4 (65.3–69.5) | — | — | 72.9 (71.1–74.6) | — | — |
| Gay or lesbian | 79.3 (66.5–88.1) | 2.0 (0.9–4.7) | .10 | 75.5 (58.0–87.3) | 1.1 (0.6–2.1) | .80 |
| Bisexual | 65.0 (43.3–81.9) | 0.9 (0.5–1.8) | .77 | 62.7 (48.5–74.9) | 1.5 (0.6–3.5) | .37 |
| Met CDC fruit and vegetable recommendations | ||||||
| Heterosexual (Ref) | 20.4 (19.1–21.9) | — | — | 32.3 (31.0–33.6) | — | — |
| Gay or lesbian | 26.1 (16.3–39.0) | 1.4 (0.8–2.6) | .23 | 31.0 (22.3–41.2) | 0.9 (0.6–1.4) | .58 |
| Bisexual | 28.0 (14.7–46.7) | 1.6 (0.7–3.7) | .27 | 35.5 (24.2–48.7) | 1.1 (0.6–2.1) | .68 |
| Met CDC physical activity recommendations | ||||||
| Heterosexual (Ref) | 57.4 (55.7–59.2) | — | — | 55.7 (54.3–57.1) | — | — |
| Gay or lesbian | 57.8 (45.5–69.3) | 1.0 (0.6–1.6) | .91 | 50.4 (39.5–61.2) | 0.8 (0.5–1.2) | .24 |
| Bisexual | 59.8 (39.6–77.1) | 1.0 (0.5–2.3) | .96 | 53.7 (41.4–65.6) | 0.8 (0.5–1.3) | .35 |
| Had teeth cleaned in past 12 months | ||||||
| Heterosexual (Ref) | 66.0 (64.3–67.7) | — | — | 68.9 (67.6–70.2) | — | — |
| Gay or lesbian | 68.9 (54.1–80.6) | 1.2 (0.6–2.4) | .64 | 59.5 (48.4–69.8) | 0.5 (0.3–0.9) | .01 |
| Bisexual | 48.9 (29.7–68.5) | 0.5 (0.2–1.1) | .09 | 43.3 (30.9–56.6) | 0.4 (0.2–0.6) | <.001 |
Abbreviation: CI, confidence interval; AOR, adjusted odds ratio; Ref, reference variable; — , not applicable; HIV, human immunodeficiency virus; CDC, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Odds ratio is adjusted for age, education, relationship status, and urban or rural residency.
Calculated using logic regression modeling.
Current cigarette smokers were defined as having smoked 100 or more cigarettes in their lifetime and currently smoking cigarettes on some or all days. Obesity was established for respondents who had a body mass index (weight in kilograms divided by the square of height in meters) of 30 kg/m2 or higher. CDC defines heavy drinking as consuming more than 1 drink per day on average in the last month for women and consuming more than 2 drinks per day on average in the last month for men. CDC defines binge drinking as consuming 4 or more drinks during 1 occasion in the last month for women and consuming 5 or more drinks during 1 occasion in the last month for men.
Data were not available in 2008.