Table 11.
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