Table 5.

Odds Ratios From Weighted Logistic Regression Models Predicting Fair/Poor Physical Health and Mental Health Among Women

	Ages ≥45			Ages 45–64			Ages ≥65
	A	B	C	A	B	C	A	B	C
Fair/poor physical health
Sexual orientation (heterosexual)
Lesbian	0.82	0.84	0.90	0.91	0.92	0.99	0.56	0.56	0.65
Bisexual	3.10**	2.07*	1.98*	3.73**	2.19*	2.05*	1.40	1.22	1.24
Do not know	1.94**	1.68†	1.49	1.99	1.74	1.64	1.89**	1.69*	1.45
n	32,978	32,978	32,978	17,636	17,636	17,636	15,342	15,342	15,342
Fair/poor mental health
Sexual orientation (heterosexual)
Lesbian	0.95	0.95	1.06	1.06	1.05	1.17	0.31	0.31	0.35
Bisexual	2.58**	1.71	1.54	2.68**	1.67	1.50	2.21	1.91	2.09
Do not know	2.68*	2.33*	1.83†	3.73*	3.37†	2.83†	1.65†	1.48	1.16
n	32,978	32,978	32,978	17,636	17,636	17,636	15,342	15,342	15,316

Notes: Controls in nested models are as follows: A: age; B: age, household income; C: age, household income, education, partnership, race, and province of residence.

^† p < .1. *p < .05. **p < .01. ***p < .001.

Source: Canadian Community Health Survey 2015–2016.