Table 1.
Age, number of siblings, outpatient visits for psychiatric disorders, and antidepressant usage by sexual orientation and relatedness
| Gay/lesbian n = 582 |
Bisexual n = 572 |
Siblings of gay, lesbian, or bisexual individuals n = 1643 |
Unrelated heterosexuals with siblings n = 48,454 |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | |
| Age | 45.6 (13.5) | 38.7 (15.0) | 43.3 (15.7) | 49.2 (14.8) |
| Gender | ||||
| Men | 339 (58.2) | 178 (31.1) | 820 (49.9) | 21,385 (44.1) |
| Women | 243 (41.8) | 394 (68.9) | 823 (50.1) | 27,069 (55.9) |
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychiatric outpatient visits (2005–2011) | ||||
| Treatment for any mental health diagnosis | 70 (12.0) | 115 (20.1) | 157 (9.6) | 3473 (7.2) |
| Any mood disorder | 38 (6.5) | 58 (10.1) | 60 (3.7) | 1438 (3.0) |
| Major depressive disorder | 35 (6.0) | 49 (8.6) | 54 (3.3) | 1225 (2.5) |
| Anxiety disorder | 21 (3.6) | 37 (6.5) | 61 (3.7) | 1115 (2.3) |
| Generalized anxiety disorder | 13 (2.2) | 15 (2.9) | 34 (2.1) | 449 (0.9) |
| Substance use disorder | 21 (3.6) | 26 (4.5) | 42 (2.6) | 708 (1.5) |
| Antidepressant treatment (2005–2012) | ||||
| Any antidepressant use | 140 (24.1) | 152 (26.6) | 274 (16.7) | 7661 (15.8) |