TABLE 3—
Health Behaviors of Transgender and Cisgender Adults: Pooled Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Sample, United States, 2014
| Transgender Group (n = 691) |
Cisgender Group (n = 150 765) |
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| Variable | No. | % (SE) | No. | % (SE) | Transgender vs Cisgender OR (95% CI) | Transgender vs Cisgender Adjusted ORa (95% CI) |
| Smoking status | ||||||
| Never smoked | 375 | 58.03 (0.04) | 82 611 | 56.53 (< 0.01) | 1 (Ref) | 1 (Ref) |
| Former smoker | 166 | 19.29 (0.02) | 43 620 | 24.79 (< 0.01) | 0.76 (0.55, 1.04) | 0.76 (0.55, 1.05) |
| Current smoker | 147 | 22.69 (0.03) | 23 777 | 18.68 (< 0.01) | 1.18 (0.82, 1.70) | 1.20 (0.84, 1.72) |
| Binge drinking | 94 | 16.74 (0.03) | 18 657 | 16.23 (< 0.01) | 1.04 (0.73, 1.48) | 1.05 (0.71, 1.54) |
| Body mass index | ||||||
| < 18.5 | 10 | 1.13 (0.01) | 2 347 | 1.76 (< 0.01) | 1 (Ref) | 1 (Ref) |
| 18.5–24.9 | 193 | 24.23 (0.03) | 45 740 | 32.95 (< 0.01) | 1.14 (0.43, 3.07) | 1.13 (0.42, 3.06) |
| 25.0–29.9 | 238 | 46.47 (0.04) | 51 864 | 34.85 (< 0.01) | 2.07 (0.78, 5.55) | 2.07 (0.76, 5.65) |
| ≥ 30.0 | 221 | 28.16 (0.03) | 43 790 | 30.43 (< 0.01) | 1.44 (0.54, 3.82) | 1.42 (0.53, 3.86) |
| Always wears seatbelt | 566 | 78.27 (0.03) | 129 459 | 84.41 (< 0.01) | 0.66 (0.44, 1.00) | 0.65 (0.44, 0.97) |
Note. CI = confidence interval; OR = odds ratio. Percentages are weighted. The sample size was n = 151 456.
a
Adjusted for age group.