Table 9.
Adjusted Odds Ratios for Physical Health Conditions: Non-Hispanic African Americans
| 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 | 2.60 (.93, 7.28) | 1.21 (.36, 4.08) | .50 (.22, 1.12) | 1.71 (.81, 3.57) | 2.83 (.70, 11.49) | 1.04 (.42, 2.56) | .70 (.37, 1.33) | .99 (.39, 2.54) | - |
| Bisexual | .15 (.02, 1.12) | 1.13 (.35, 3.62) | .56 (.27, 1.16) | .34 (.09, 1.20) | - | 2.45 (.77, 7.81) | .97 (.44, 2.12) | .75 (.30, 1.88) | - |
| Not Sure | .74 (.20, 2.79) | 2.87 (1.05, 7.84)* | 4.08 (1.65, 10.12)** | 3.08 (1.09, 8.72)* | - | 2.69 (.91, 7.92) | .73 (.29, 1.82) | 1.23 (.35, 4.25) | - |
| Heterosexual | Referent | Referent | Referent | Referent | Referent | Referent | Referent | Referent | Referent |
| Sexual Attractions | |||||||||
| Only SS | .92 (.38, 2.24) | .76 (.35, 1.66) | .96 (.40, 2.32) | 1.41 (.69, 2.87) | 1.04 (.14, 7.61) | 1.05 (.46, 2.38) | 1.48(.76, 2.88) | 1.71 (.82, 3.55) | 1.79 (.37, 8.55) |
| Mostly SS | 2.22 (.62, 9.75) | 1.86 (.58, 5.97) | 1.21 (.40, 3.66) | 2.15 (.58, 8.01) | 3.40 (.75, 15.39) | 1.83 (.47, 7.07) | .33 (.16, .67)* | .84 (.19, 3.63) | - |
| Equally SS and OS | .56 (.21, 1.48) | .81 (.43, 1.53) | 1.31 (.67, 2.57) | 1.12 (.43, 2.98) | 1.13 (.13, 10.14) | 1.02 (.36, 2.87) | 1.23 (.66, 2.27) | 1.17 (.45, 3.03) | .75 (.10, 5.38) |
| Mostly OS | .84 (.45, 1.56) | 1.32 (.92, 1.90) | 1.09 (.64, 1.88) | 1.06 (.69, 1.62) | 1.30 (.43, 3.93) | .90 (.60, 1.35) | .87 (.66, 1.14) | 1.05 (.67, 1.66) | 1.74 (.44, 6.90) |
| Only OS | Referent | Referent | Referent | Referent | Referent | Referent | Referent | Referent | Referent |
| Sexual Behavior | |||||||||
| Only SS | .75 (.25, 2.25) | 1.66 (.85, 3.23) | 1.21 (.63, 2.35) | 1.83 (1.00, 3.37)* | 1.03 (.90, 8.69) | .91 (.37, 2.21) | 1.92 (1.07, 3.44)* | 1.25 (.63, 2.44) | - |
| Both SS and OS | 2.99 (1.42, 6.28)** | 1.62 (.86, 3.06) | 1.26 (.73, 2.19) | 1.25 (.67, 2.33) | 1.73 (2.16, 14.63)** | 2.15 (1.15, 4.02)* | 1.13 (.68, 1.88) | .85 (.42, 1.71) | 1.33 (.33, 5.35) |
| Never had s ex | .62 (.08, 4.68) | .34 (.05, 2.46) | 2.43 (1.20, 4.91)* | 1.20 (.44, 3.28) | - | .34 (.12, .94)* | 1.39 (.72, 2.70) | 1.47 (.59, 3.66) | - |
| 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