Table 3.
Chi-square comparisons of self-reported eating disorder diagnoses and eating pathology-specific academic impairment by sexual orientation
Eating Outcomes | Sexual Orientation | |||||||||
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Heterosexual N=11610 | Gay or Lesbian N=356 | Bisexual N=839 | Unsure N=310 | Other N=305 | ||||||
N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | |
Self-reported AN | 308 | 2.7a | 19 | 5.3b | 62 | 7.4b | 11 | 3.5a,b | 24 | 7.9b |
Self-reported BN | 188 | 1.6a | 13 | 3.7b | 40 | 4.8b | 8 | 2.6a,b | 8 | 2.6a,b |
Past year EAI | 143 | 1.2a | 7 | 1.9a,b | 36 | 4.2b | 16 | 5.1b | 9 | 2.9a,b |
Note. Subscripts represent groups between which there are no significant differences in prevalence (p. ≥05); boldface values reflect the group(s) with the highest prevalence of each specific outcome across gender identity