Table 3.
Fully-adjusted Prevalence Ratios for Health Outcomes in Relation to Sexual Orientation Identity Disparities among U.S. Men and Women, National Health Interview Survey, 2013 and 2014 (N = 69,270)
| Men (n = 30,961) (reference: heterosexual) | Women (n = 38,309) (reference: heterosexual) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gay PR (95 % CI) | Bisexual PR (95 % CI) | “Something else”/Do not know PR (95 % CI) | Lesbian PR (95 % CI) | Bisexual PR (95 % CI) | “Something else”/Do not know PR (95 % CI) | |
| n = 624 | n = 162 | n = 208 | n = 525 | n = 353 | n = 246 | |
| Sad (past 30 days) (≥mostly) | 1.73 (0.98–3.06) | 1.58 (0.98–3.06) | 1.54 (0.60–3.99) | 1.31 (0.82–2.08) | 2.10 (1.25–3.54) | 2.53 (0.97–6.63) |
| Hypertension (yes) | 1.21 (1.03–1.43) | 0.83 (0.57–1.22) | 0.76 (0.57–1.03) | 0.91 (0.74–1.12) | 0.96 (0.71–1.31) | 0.98 (0.75–1.28) |
| Overweight a (yes) | 0.85 (0.77–0.93) | 0.81 (0.65–1.00) | 0.85 (0.71–1.01) | 1.09 (0.98–1.22) | 1.07 (0.93–1.22) | 0.96 (0.80–1.15) |
| Obesity b (yes) | 0.90 (0.74–1.09) | 0.97 (0.69–1.37) | 0.56 (0.38–0.83) | 1.20 (1.02–1.42) | 1.16 (0.93–1.45) | 1.06 (0.79–1.42) |
| Diabetes (yes) | 0.83 (0.59–1.16) | 0.93 (0.47–1.84) | 0.58 (0.33–1.05) | 0.88 (0.58–1.34) | 0.63 (0.33–1.20) | 1.31 (0.82–2.11) |
| Cancer (yes) | 1.32 (0.95–1.83) | 1.23 (0.48–3.10) | 0.33 (0.14–0.80) | 1.13 (0.78–1.63) | 1.94 (1.18–3.17) | 0.34 (0.16–0.71) |
| Heart disease (yes) | 1.39 (1.02–1.88) | 1.38 (0.79–2.43) | 1.03 (0.60–1.78) | 0.91 (0.61–1.35) | 0.73 (0.40–1.35) | 0.68 (0.37–1.24) |
| Stroke (yes) | 0.76 (0.34–1.70) | 0.04 (0.005–0.26) | 1.33 (0.54–3.30) | 1.96 (1.14–3.39) | 1.68 (0.71–3.97) | 0.45 (0.17–1.21) |
| Any functional limitation (yes) | 1.24 (1.05–1.46) | 1.30 (1.00–1.70) | 1.35 (1.10–1.66) | 1.17 (1.02–1.34) | 1.41 (1.15–1.73) | 1.14 (0.88–1.47) |
| Any Injury (past 3 months) (yes) | 0.96 (0.59–1.56) | 0.81 (0.29–2.31) | 0.44 (0.14–1.41) | 1.84 (0.95–3.57) | 2.49 (1.44–4.32) | 1.10 (0.44–2.76) |
Note. All estimates are weighted for the survey’s complex sampling design and adjusted for age (18–30, 31–49, 50–64, 65+) race/ethnicity, educational attainment, income, occupational class, health status, and region of residence; Boldface indicates statistically significant results at the 0.05 level
PR prevalence ratio, CI confidence interval. a Overweight = ≥25 kg/m2; b Obesity = ≥30 kg/m2