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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Arch Sex Behav. 2018 Apr 9;48(1):225–242. doi: 10.1007/s10508-018-1169-8

Table 11.

Adjusted Odds Ratios for Physical Health Conditions: Hispanic/Latinx

Sexual Orientation Gastrointestinal Condition Cardiovascular Disease High Blood Pressure High Cholesterol Hepatic Disease Arthritis Obesity Diabetes Stroke
OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI)
Sexual Identity
 Lesbian/Gay .09 (.01, .63)* 1.57 (.22, 10.92) .57 (.19, 1.70) 2.52 (.89, 7.10) - 1.10 (.36, 3.37) 1.15 (.47, 2.82) .81 (.14, 4.49) -
 Bisexual 1.08 (.38, 2.09) 1.40 (.29, 3.98) 2.51 (1.13, 5.56)* 1.27 (.52, 3.12) 2.86 (.32, 25.67) 2.05 (.78, 5.35) .82 (.40, 1.68) 1.45 (.49, 4.27) -
 Not Sure 2.21 (.63, 7.79) .81 (.19, 3.50) 2.94 (1.19, 7.24)* 2.00 (.81, 4.94) 3.19 (.39, 26.15) .45 (.13, 1.60) .48 (.19, 1.19) .40 (.14, 1.19) -
 Heterosexual Referent Referent Referent Referent Referent Referent Referent Referent Referent
Sexual Attractions
 Only SS .44 (.18, 1.06) 1.09 (.38, 3.07) 1.10 (.39, 3.07) 1.10 (.50, 2.42) 1.60 (.22, 11.80) .85 (.29, 2.48) 1.14 (.66, 1.98) .38 (.14, 1.05) -
 Mostly SS .12 (.02, .88)* 1.00 (.35, 2.87) 1.15 (.24, 5.44) .50 (.29, .87) - 1.19 (.46, 3.04) 1.34 (.56, 3.17) 1.60 (.43, 5.98) -
 Equally SS and OS 1.05 (.39, 2.78) 1.16 (.45, 3.02) 2.90 (1.28, 6.56)* 1.64 (.62, 4.37) 1.52 (.19, 12.41) 1.69 (.63, 4.55) .53 (.22, 1.27) .86 (.34, 2.19) -
 Mostly OS 1.21 (.65, 2.25) .85 (.36, 1.98) 1.25 (.78, 2.02) 2.97 (.86, 10.24) 2.11 (.32, 13.86) 1.43 (.87, 2.35) 1.10 (.75, 1.64) 1.29 (.73, 2.27) 1.08 (.13, 8.93)
 Only OS Referent Referent Referent Referent Referent Referent Referent Referent Referent
Sexual Behavior
 Only SS .64 (−1.23, .33) .83 (.26, 2.61) 1.17 (.45, 3.10) 1.04 (.51, 2.14) 1.28 (.18, 9.09) .80 (.28, 2.29) 1.31 (.76, 2.25) 1.00 (.30, 3.30) -
 Both SS and OS .68 (−1.19, .42) .77 (.33, 1.82) 1.72 (.90, 3.29) 1.75 (.90, 3.38) 7.62 (2.20, 26.33)** 1.49 (.81, 2.72) 1.23 (.73, 2.09) 1.53 (.64, 3.65) -
 Never had sex 1.33 (−.64, 1.22) .83 (.30, 2.31) .86 (.34, 2.12) .91 (.43, 1.94) - .59 (.26, 1.35) 1.26 (.74, 2.14) 1.26 (.60, 2.62) -
 Only OS Referent Referent Referent Referent Referent Referent Referent Referent Referent
*

p < .05;

**

p < .01.

“-”

indicates too little within group variance to allow for between group differences to be modeled. Odds ratios are adjusted for: age, sex, income, education, marital status, and region of country. SS = same-sex, OS = opposite-sex