Table 3.
Estimated odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals comparing the odds of each chronic diseasea among overweight and obese women relative to normal weight women, by sexual identity, California Adult Women 2003 – 2011.b
| Heterosexual | Lesbian/Bisexual | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | |
| Heart Disease | Unadjusted | |||
| Underweight/Normal weight (ref) | 1.0 | - | 1.0 | - |
| Overweight | 1.34 | 1.17–1.54 | 1.71 | .86–3.37 |
| Obese class I | 1.84 | 1.58–2.15 | 2.82 | .93–8.48 |
| Obese II & III | 2.27 | 1.94–2.67 | 1.88 | .91–3.87 |
| Adjustedc | ||||
| Underweight /Normal weight (ref) | 1.0 | - | 1.0 | - |
| Overweight | 1.00 | .87–1.14 | 1.38 | .68–2.78 |
| Obese class I | 1.28 | 1.09–1.50 | 2.18 | .69–6.89 |
| Obese II & III | 1.48 | 1.25–1.76 | 1.43 | .70–2.96 |
| Hypertension | Unadjusted | |||
| Underweight/Normal weight (ref) | 1.0 | - | 1.0 | - |
| Overweight | 2.39 | 2.24–2.55 | 2.28 | 1.47–3.53 |
| Obese class I | 3.75 | 3.47–4.05 | 4.85 | 3.05–7.69 |
| Obese II & III | 5.98 | 5.49–6.52 | 5.43 | 3.32–8.90 |
| Adjusted c | ||||
| Underweight /Normal weight (ref) | 1.0 | - | 1.0 | - |
| Overweight | 1.91 | 1.78–2.04 | 1.93 | 1.22–3.07 |
| Obese class I | 2.97 | 2.74–3.22 | 3.93 | 2.32–6.65 |
| Obese II & III | 4.78 | 4.33–5.27 | 4.79 | 2.62–8.72 |
| Asthma | Unadjusted | |||
| Underweight /Normal weight (ref) | 1.0 | - | 1.0 | - |
| Overweight | 1.17 | 1.09–1.26 | 1.11 | .75–1.63 |
| Obese class I | 1.55 | 1.42–1.70 | 1.71 | 1.11–2.64 |
| Obese II & III | 2.18 | 1.98–2.40 | 1.81 | 1.20–2.75 |
| Adjustedc | ||||
| Underweight /Normal weight (ref) | 1.0 | - | 1.0 | - |
| Overweight | 1.23 | 1.14–1.33 | 1.16 | .79–1.70 |
| Obese class I | 1.62 | 1.48–1.78 | 1.61 | 1.04–2.51 |
| Obese II & III | 2.24 | 2.02–2.47 | 1.91 | 1.28–2.85 |
| Type II Diabetes | Unadjusted | |||
| Underweight /Normal weight (ref) | 1.0 | - | 1.0 | - |
| Overweight | 3.77 | 3.22–4.41 | 16.96 | 6.80–42.32 |
| Obese class I | 7.44 | 6.46–8.56 | 15.88 | 6.64–37.94 |
| Obese II & III | 12.81 | 11.01–14.89 | 34.64 | 14.80–81.09 |
| Adjustedc | ||||
| Underweight /Normal weight (ref) | 1.0 | - | 1.0 | - |
| Overweight | 2.87 | 2.46–3.36 | 12.97 | 5.18–32.49 |
| Obese class I | 5.54 | 4.77–6.43 | 11.84 | 4.88–28.68 |
| Obese II & III | 9.40 | 7.92–11.15 | 26.65 | 11.35–62.55 |
Based on whether the doctor had ever diagnosed the participant with each of these chronic conditions.
California Health Interview Survey, Pooled data from 2003–2011.
Estimated odds ratios are based on logistic regression models adjusted for education, income adjusted for household size, insurance status in the past 12 months, age (centered at its mean), marital status, personal smoking habits, household smoking, nativity, and survey year, and include an interaction term between weight status and sexual identity.
Models are weighted to account for complex sample design of CHIS.