Table II.
Prevalence and Odds Ratios of Changes in the Trends of Last 30-day Use of Diet Pills to Lose Weight Between 1999/2001 and 2011/2013 Disaggregated by Sexual Orientation and Sex.
| Used Diet Pills to Lose Weight last 30 days (%; [95% CI]) | Trend 99/01 – 03/05 | Trend 99/01 – 07/09 | Trend 99/01 – 11/13 | ||||
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| 1999/2001 | 2003/2005 | 2007/2009 | 2011/2013 | ORa (95% CI) | ORa (95% CI) | ORa (95% CI) | |
| Male | |||||||
| Heterosexual | 4.5 (3.9–4.8) | 4.5 (3.8–5.3) | 4.4 (3.6–5.4) | 2.5 (1.9–3.4) | 0.99 (0.78–1.26) | 0.94 (0.70–1.26) | 0.54 (0.38–0.75) |
| Bisexual | 12.5 (7.9–19.2) | 10.4 (5.5–19.0) | 6.6 (4.1–10.7) | 5.4 (2.8–9.9) | 0.85 (0.42–1.73) | 0.39 (0.16–0.97) | 0.26 (0.08–0.82) |
| Gay | 17.0 (12.6–22.6) | 11.8 (11.12–12.4) | 22.8 (18.9–27.2) | 13.1 (12.2–13.9) | 1.19 (0.86–1.65) | 2.33 (1.57–3.45) | 1.10 (0.76–1.59) |
| Female | |||||||
| Heterosexual | 10.0 (9.0–11.3) | 6.7 (5.7–7.8) | 5.1 (4.3–5.9) | 3.9 (3.1–4.9) | 0.62 (0.51–0.77) | 0.47 (0.38–0.57) | 0.37 (0.28–0.49) |
| Bisexual | 14.6 (10.4–20.1) | 16.9 (13.6–20.8) | 15.2 (11.3–20.1) | 7.7 (4.9–11.9) | 1.24 (0.77–2.00) | 0.99 (0.56–1.71) | 0.49 (0.26–.0.90) |
| Lesbian | 10.7 (10.6–10.9) | 19.2 (11.4–30.4) | 13.0 (12.2–13.8) | 20.6 (10.3–37.0) | 2.95 (1.40–6.23) | 0.66 (0.42–1.04) | 1.93 (0.96–3.89) |
Note. Data were weighted and adjusted for age and ethnicity (reference = White). OR in bold indicates p< .05; Each odds ratio parameter estimate compares changes in trends from the year indicated to the referent year (1999/2001) for each sexual orientation group separately.
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OR: Adjusted Odds ratio.
CI: Confidence interval