Table 5.

Meta-analysis Results for the Odds of High-Frequency Drinking and Smoking Among People Aged 50 and Older by Sexual Orientation

					Unadjusted				Adjusted
	Model	Studies (N)	LGB people (N)	Hetero-sexual people (N)	Odds ratio	Confidence interval	I 2	τ 2	Odds ratio	Confidence interval	I 2	τ 2
Currently smoking	Overall	23	2,420	114,291	1.259	1.110–1.428	9.8%	0.007	1.080	0.945–1.234	12.6%	0.011
	Male	23	1,314	55,800	1.114	0.855–1.452	53.1%	0.571	0.915	0.718–1.168	43.8%	0.011
	Female	23	816	33,087	1.321	1.121–1.556	1.6%	0.002	1.229	1.047–1.442	0.0%	0.000
High-frequency alcohol consumption	Overall	22	1,797	64,463	1.209	1.035–1.412	24.4%	0.026	1.191	1.029–1.379	16.2%	0.016
	Male	22	950	28,972	1.085	0.910–1.294	10.6%	0.016	1.127	0.932–1.366	20.5%	0.034
	Female	22	847	35,491	1.328	0.907–1.946	62.3%	0.367	1.271	0.911–1.773	54.3%	0.253

Note. LGB = lesbian, gay, and bisexual.