Table 2.
Sample characteristics in men, National Health Interview Survey (2014 & 2017; N=24,408)
| Heterosexual (n=23,655) | Gay (n=517) | p-value | Bisexual (n=150) | p-value | “Something else” (n=86) | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demographic characteristics | N | (%)/Mean (SD) | (%)/Mean (SD) | (%)/Mean (SD) | ||||
| Age | 24,408 | 46.3 (0.2) | 42.6 (1.0) | <0.001 | 37.5 (1.8) | <0.001 | 41.5 (2.8) | 0.09 |
| Race | 24,408 | 0.55 | 0.13 | 0.02 | ||||
| White | 66.8 | 70.2 | 61.2 | 52.2 | ||||
| Black | 11.3 | 11.9 | 7.9 | 23.4 | ||||
| Hispanic | 15.6 | 13.9 | 20.4 | 11.3 | ||||
| Asian | 5.4 | 3.3 | 10.5 | 11.7 | ||||
| Other race | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 1.4 | ||||
| Education | 24,408 | <0.001 | 0.35 | 0.82 | ||||
| Less than high school | 12.0 | 4.4 | 6.4 | 14.9 | ||||
| High school/GED | 25.8 | 18.6 | 25.6 | 28.5 | ||||
| Some college/technical school | 29.6 | 30.8 | 37.1 | 25.3 | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree | 20.3 | 24.8 | 16.7 | 15.5 | ||||
| Graduate school | 12.3 | 21.4 | 14.2 | 15.8 | ||||
| Family income to poverty ratio | 21,030 | 4.3 (0.1) | 4.9 (0.2) | <0.01 | 3.9 (0.4) | 0.20 | 2.6 (0.4) | <0.001 |
| Employment | 24,408 | 0.89 | 0.10 | 0.90 | ||||
| Employed | 69.0 | 70.5 | 73.7 | 66.4 | ||||
| Unemployed, looking | 4.5 | 4.0 | 7.5 | 4.8 | ||||
| Unemployed, not looking | 26.5 | 25.5 | 18.8 | 28.8 | ||||
| Region | 24,408 | 0.03 | 0.18 | 0.79 | ||||
| Northeast | 17.2 | 18.8 | 16.5 | 18.2 | ||||
| Midwest | 22.9 | 18.5 | 22.8 | 18.8 | ||||
| South | 36.7 | 32.7 | 28.0 | 34.1 | ||||
| West | 23.2 | 30.0 | 32.7 | 28.9 | ||||
| Healthcare access and utilization | ||||||||
| Healthcare coverage | 24,408 | 87.3 | 88.5 | 0.56 | 89.7 | 0.43 | 82.9 | 0.48 |
| Delayed care due to cost | 24,408 | 7.7 | 11.3 | 0.01 | 14.0 | 0.01 | 16.2 | 0.02 |
| Seen healthcare provider in past year | 24,408 | 16.8 | 24.7 | <0.001 | 21.2 | 0.37 | 20.9 | 0.46 |
| CVD risk factors | ||||||||
| Current tobacco use | 24,408 | 17.1 | 22.1 | 0.05 | 18.5 | 0.69 | 21.2 | 0.41 |
| Obese | 24,408 | 30.7 | 26.0 | 0.11 | 22.3 | 0.09 | 19.4 | 0.06 |
| Hypertension | 24,408 | 31.4 | 31.6 | 0.96 | 25.8 | 0.30 | 25.7 | 0.35 |
| Diabetes | 24,072 | 10.0 | 4.6 | <0.001 | 7.6 | 0.49 | 6.6 | 0.29 |
| Use of HIT | ||||||||
| Looked up health information on Internet | 24,408 | 44.6 | 61.8 | <0.001 | 62.4 | <0.001 | 54.6 | 0.20 |
| Filled prescription on Internet | 24,408 | 7.5 | 16.0 | <0.001 | 10.4 | 0.41 | 10.6 | 0.41 |
| Scheduled medical appointment on Internet | 24,408 | 9.2 | 23.6 | <0.001 | 24.7 | <0.001 | 16.7 | 0.06 |
| Contacted healthcare provider by email | 24,408 | 9.7 | 25.7 | <0.001 | 13.5 | 0.20 | 25.3 | <0.001 |
| Used chat group to learn about health topics | 24,408 | 2.9 | 7.0 | <0.001 | 8.1 | 0.03 | 9.6 | 0.01 |
| HIT use in past 12 months | 24,408 | <0.001 | 0.02 | <0.001 | ||||
| 0 | 52.2 | 32.0 | 35.9 | 43.9 | ||||
| 1 | 31.3 | 31.6 | 32.5 | 28.9 | ||||
| 2 | 9.7 | 16.1 | 15.6 | 8.6 | ||||
| 3 | 4.5 | 11.9 | 9.4 | 9.0 | ||||
| 4 | 2.1 | 7.4 | 6.0 | 4.5 | ||||
| 5 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 5.1 | ||||
| CVD conditions | ||||||||
| Any CVD | 24,408 | 13.7 | 14.8 | 0.57 | 11.7 | 0.55 | 15.6 | 0.70 |
Note. Boldface denotes statistical significance (p <0.01); Reference group = heterosexual men.