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. 2021 Mar 16;8(2):152–161. doi: 10.1089/lgbt.2020.0031

Table 3.

Bayesian Analysis Comparing Health Outcomes Among Transgender Versus Cisgender Sexual Minority and Transgender Versus Cisgender Heterosexual Participants

Categorical variable Transgender vs. cisgender sexual minority
Transgender vs. cisgender heterosexual
OR aOR 95% CI OR aOR 95% CI
Alcohol usea 0.773 0.930 0.427–2.011 1.354 1.481 0.730–3.042
Smoke cigarettes 1.311 0.748 0.305–1.799 1.215 0.780 0.316–1.846
Anxiety, <5 ref.b 3.041 2.952 1.231–7.266 3.155 2.666 1.210–5.866
Depression, <10 ref.c 3.842 3.575 1.428–9.209 5.276 4.974 1.953–12.996
PTSD, <33 ref.d 5.195 5.839 2.119–17.562 5.014 5.415 1.976–14.850
Suicidalitye 3.303 2.983 1.444–6.210 6.819 8.996 4.022–20.467
Overall mental healthf 0.295 0.303 0.139–0.641 0.183 0.173 0.078–0.375
Overall physical healthf 0.560 0.816 0.386–1.732 0.396 0.478 0.228–1.005

ORs adjusted for RDS clustering. aORs adjusted for race, gender, military branch, officer status, age, length of service, RDS cluster, AND with imputation (aOR). Education was not included as a covariate, because it was highly correlated with officer status.

a

Based on the AUDIT-C score (range: 0–12): high: 4+ for men, 3+ for women.

b

Based on the GAD-7 (range: 0–21): minimal: <5, mild: 5–9, moderate: 10–14, severe: 15+.

c

Based on the PHQ-8: high: 10+.

d

Based on the PTSD Checklist associated with the DSM-5 and PCL-5: high: 33+.

e

Based on the four-item SBQ-R: high: 7+.

f

Range: 0–1.