Table 4.

Comparisons of the Study Sample with the General Student Population and Regional Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer Populations

	Current study participants, N=26	Midwest LGBTQ population,a N=2219	General student population at the same university,b N=2023	Chi-square or Fisher's exact results (α=0.05), χ2 (p)
Food insecurity
Cut the size of meals or skipped meals due to lack of money for food	46%	24.5%	—	6.45 (0.011)
Ate less due to lack of money for food	54%	29.1%	—	7.57 (0.005)
Was hungry but didn't eat due to lack of money for food	42%	24%	—	4.68 (0.03)
Answered often to sometimes true to: the food I bought didn't last and I didn't have money to buy more	50%	—	10.2%	42.63 (<0.0001)
Dietary intake
Zero fruits and vegetables consumed per day	15%	—	0.6%	<0.0001c
Body image behaviors
Binge eating	31%	—	19%	2.30 (0.128)
Induced vomiting	12%	—	1.1%	0.0035c
Restricted diet	35%	—	61.7%	7.93 (0.0048)
Laxatives	0%	—	0.9%	1c
Exercise to lose weight	27%	—	88%	85.83 (<0.0001)
Diet pills	3.8%	—	3%	0.55c

^aThese data come from: Flunker.⁴

^bThese data come from: [University] Health Service.²⁷

^cFisher's exact tests were used to calculate statistical significance of variables with frequencies of five or less.

LGBTQ, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer.