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. 2018 Jul 9;95(6):781–786. doi: 10.1007/s11524-018-0268-0

Table 1.

Multivariate log binomial regression analysis of sleep problems

Number % of NYC population, ages 20+ (95% CI) % with sleep problems (95% CI) Unadjusted prevalence ratio (95% CI) p value Adjusted prevalence ratio (95% CI) p value
Total 1220 100 41.8 (38.6–44.9) NA NA NA NA
Model 1~
 Sexual orientation
  Heterosexual 1085 89.2 (86.7–91.3) 40.4 (37.1–43.8) Ref Ref Ref Ref
  Homosexual 54 4.1 (2.9–5.6) 49.2 (33.1–65.3)* 1.2 (0.9–1.7) 0.243 1.1 (0.8–1.6) 0.393
  Bisexual 53 3.9 (2.9–5.3) 62.7 (49.5–75.9)* 1.6 (1.2–2.0) 0.006 1.4 (1.1–1.9) 0.037
  Something else/not sure 28 2.8 (1.8–4.4) 44.9 (23.4–66.3)* 1.1 (0.7–1.9) 0.704 1.1 (0.6–1.8) 0.795
 Age
  20–34 489 32.8 (29.4–36.4) 44.9 (40.1–49.7) 1.4 (1.1–1.8) 0.014 1.5 (1.1–2.0) 0.002
  35–64 603 50.8 (47.4–54.1) 42.7 (38.3–47.0) 1.3 (1.0–1.7) 0.034 1.5 (1.1–1.9) 0.002
  65+ 128 16.4 (13.4–20.0) 32.9 (24.4–41.4) Ref Ref Ref Ref
 Race
  Non-Latino white 420 35.0 (29.9–40.6) 44.9 (39.6–50.2) Ref Ref Ref Ref
  Non-Latino black 292 21.3 (16.7–26.7) 32.4 (26.6–38.2) 0.7 (0.6–0.9) 0.005 0.7 (0.6–0.9) 0.003
  Latino 303 27.1 (23.2–31.4) 49.1 (42.5–55.7) 1.1 (0.9–1.3) 0.352 1.1 (0.9–1.3) 0.623
  Non-Latino Asian 138 14.0 (10.8–18.0) 33.9 (25.9–41.9) 0.8 (0.6–1.0) 0.038 0.7 (0.5–0.9) 0.007
  Non-Latino other 67 2.6 (2.0–3.5) 43.4 (30.8–56.0)* 1.0 (0.7–1.3) 0.843 0.9 (0.7–1.3) 0.695
 Gender
  Men 526 46.6 (43.7–49.6) 37.2 (32.6–41.9) Ref Ref Ref Ref
  Women 694 53.4 (50.4–56.3) 45.8 (41.5–50.1) 1.2 (1.1–1.4) 0.008 1.2 (1.0–1.4) 0.012
 Education
  High school degree or less 385 37.7 (33.4–42.3) 38.7 (33.3–44.2) Ref Ref Ref Ref
  More than high school degree 835 62.3 (57.7–66.6) 43.6 (39.9–47.3) 1.1 (1.0–1.3) 0.143 1.3 (1.1–1.6) 0.004
 Marital
  Not married 655 50.1 (46.4–53.8) 44.3 (39.9–48.6) 1.1 (1.0–1.3) 0.119 1.1 (0.9–1.3) 0.450
  Married or living with partner 565 49.9 (46.2–53.6) 39.3 (34.8–43.8) Ref Ref Ref Ref
 Family income
  ≥ $20,000 862 73.2 (68.8–77.2) 39.1 (35.4–42.8) Ref Ref Ref Ref
  < $20,000 296 26.8 (22.8–31.2) 47.4 (41.0–53.8) 1.2 (1.0–1.4) 0.040 1.3 (1.1–1.6) 0.008
Model 2^
 Sexual orientation and gender
  Heterosexual men 464 41.9 (38.9–45.0) 35.1 (30.3–40.0) Ref Ref Ref Ref
  Heterosexual women 621 47.3 (44.4–50.2) 45.1 (40.6–49.6) 1.3 (1.1–1.5) 0.003 1.3 (1.1–1.5) 0.004
  Homosexual men 35 2.5 (1.7–3.6) 58.5 (38.5–78.5)* 1.7 (1.2–2.4) 0.024 1.5 (1.0–2.2) 0.071
  Homosexual women 19 1.6 (0.8–3.0)* 34.8 (10.7–58.9)* 1.0 (0.6–1.7) 0.970 0.9 (0.6–1.6) 0.845
  Bisexual men 16 1.3 (0.7–2.2) 67.3 (43.3–91.3)* 1.9 (1.3–2.9) 0.029 1.7 (1.1–2.7) 0.078
  Bisexual women 37 2.6 (1.8–3.8) 60.5 (44.5–76.5)* 1.7 (1.2–2.4) 0.009 1.6 (1.1–2.4) 0.030
  Something else/not sure men 11 1.0 (0.5–2.2)* 33.2 (9.7–69.7) 0.9 (0.3–2.7) 0.911 1.0 (0.4–2.4) 0.980
  Something else/not sure women 17 1.8 (1.0–3.1) 51.4 (23.7–79.1)* 1.5 (0.8–2.7) 0.273 1.4 (0.8–2.6) 0.340

~Adjusting for age group, race, gender, education, marital status, and family income

^Adjusting for age group, race, education, marital status, and family income

*Estimate should be interpreted with caution. Estimate’s relative standard error (a measure of estimate precision) is greater than 30%, or the 95% confidence interval half-width is greater than 10 or the sample size is too small, making the estimate potentially