Table III.
Prevalence and Odds Ratios of Changes in the Trends of Last 30-day Use of Fating to Lose Weight Between 1999/2001 and 2011/2013 Disaggregated by Sexual Orientation and Sex
| Fasted 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 | 6.8 (6.1–7.6) | 6.3 (5.4–7.3) | 5.8 (4.8–7.1) | 5.2 (4.2–6.5) | 0.92 (0.76–1.12) | 0.84 (0.67–1.06) | 0.75 (0.58–0.96) |
| Bisexual | 12.3 (8.3–17.7) | 16.9 (9.4–28.7) | 15.1 (12.1–18.7) | 17.3 (12.6–23.4) | 1.49 (0.68–3.27) | 1.11 (0.67–1.83) | 1.46 (0.83–2.57) |
| Gay | 16.4 (10.0–25.7) | 21.4 (13.6–32.1) | 16.5 (11.6–23.0) | 17.0 (11.2–25.0) | 1.38 (0.90–1.26) | 1.00 (0.67–1.50) | 1.03 (0.60–1.76) |
| Female | |||||||
| Heterosexual | 17.8 (16.6–19.1) | 15.4 (13.9–17.1) | 12.1 (10.7–13.6) | 11.6 (10.0–13.3) | 0.84 (0.72–0.97) | 0.63 (0.54–0.75) | 0.61 (0.51–0.73) |
| Bisexual | 32.8 (26.3–40.0) | 31.6 (25.5–38.4) | 22.8 (18.0–28.4) | 30.0 (24.2–36.6) | 0.95 (0.61–1.48) | 0.59 (0.38–0.91) | 0.84 (0.54–1.30) |
| Lesbian | 22.2 (21.2–23.3) | 21.6 (15.6–28.9) | 30.8 (28.7–32.9) | 35.9 (25.3–48.2) | 1.18 (0.81–1.72) | 1.55 (1.14–2.10) | 2.30 (1.16–4.55) |
Note. Data were weighted and adjusted for age 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