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. 2020 Nov 11;61(6):851–857. doi: 10.1093/geront/gnaa184

Table 3.

Test of Sexual Identity and Ethnicity on Physical Health Outcomes

Test of sexual identity Test of ethnicity
Column I. Among Latinx (ref.: LGB vs straight) Column II. Among non-Latinx (ref.: LGB vs straight) Column III. Among LGB
(ref.: Latinx vs non-Latinx)
Column IV. Among straight
(ref.: Latinx vs non-Latinx)
Physical health outcomes OR [95% CI] OR [95% CI] OR [95% CI] OR [95% CI]
Asthma
 Unadjusted 1.7 [0.7, 4.2] 1.1 [0.7, 1.8] 1.2 [0.5, 3.0] 0.8 [0.6, 1.0]
 Adjusted 1.6 [0.6, 4.2] 1.1 [0.7, 1.9] 1.7 [0.6, 4.3] 0.9 [0.7, 1.2]
 Covariates
  Age 65+ (ref.: 50–64) 1.0 [0.6, 1.6] 0.9 [0.8, 1.1] 1.0 [0.4, 2.3] 0.9 [0.8, 1.1]
  Female (ref.: male) 1.7 [1.1, 2.4] 1.6 [1.3, 2.0] 2.1 [0.9, 4.7] 1.6 [1.3, 1.9]
Below 200% FPL (ref.: living above 200% FPL) 1.4 [0.9, 2.2] 1.3 [1.0, 1.6] 0.8 [0.3, 2.4] 1.3 [1.1, 1.6]
High school education or less (ref.: college educated or more) 0.6 [0.4, 1.0] 1.1 [0.9, 1.4] 0.8 [0.3, 2.4] 1.0 [0.8, 1.3]
Nativity (ref.: born in the United States) 0.6 [0.4, 0.9] 0.6 [0.4, 0.8] 0.6 [0.2, 1.9] 0.6 [0.4, 0.7]
Diabetes
 Unadjusted 1.3 [0.5, 3.1] 1.0 [0.6, 1.7] 2.9 [1.0, 8.8] 2.4 [1.9, 2.9]
 Adjusted 1.2 [0.5, 2.7] 1.0 [0.6, 1.7] 2.6 [0.8, 8.4] 1.9 [1.5, 2.4]
 Covariates
  Age 65+ (ref.: 50–64) 2.0 [1.4, 2.7] 1.9 [1.5, 2.4] 2.6 [1.1, 6.5] 1.9 [1.6, 2.3]
  Female (ref.: male) 0.7 [0.5, 1.0] 0.6 [0.5, 0.7] 0.8 [0.3, 2.3] 0.6 [0.5, 0.7]
Below 200% FPL (ref.: living above 200% FPL) 1.6 [1.0, 2.4] 1.9 [1.5, 2.4] 3.6 [1.1, 11.4] 1.7 [1.4, 2.2]
High school education or less (ref.: college educated or more) 1.7 [1.1, 2.6] 1.2 [1.0, 1.5] 1.1 [1.1, 11.4] 1.3 [1.0, 1.6]
Nativity (ref.: born in the United States) 0.9 [0.7, 1.2] 1.1 [0.9, 1.4] 0.5 [0.2, 1.4] 1.1 [0.9, 1.3]
Hypertension
 Unadjusted 1.3 [0.6, 3.0] 1.1 [0.7, 1.7] 1.3 [0.5, 3.3] 1.1 [0.9, 1.3]
 Adjusted 1.2 [0.5, 2.8] 1.2 [0.7, 1.8] 0.9 [0.3, 3.0] 1.0 [0.9, 1.3]
 Covariates
  Age 65+ (ref.: 50–64) 2.5 [1.7, 3.6] 2.3 [2.0, 2.6] 2.6 [1.3, 5.0] 2.3 [2.1, 2.6]
  Female (ref.: male) 0.7 [0.5, 1.0] 0.8 [0.7, 0.9] 0.7 [0.3, 1.6] 0.8 [0.7, 0.9]
Below 200% FPL (ref.: living above 200% FPL) 1.1 [0.8, 1.5] 1.4 [1.1, 1.7] 1.7 [0.7, 4.5] 1.3 [1.1, 1.5]
High school education or less (ref.: college educated or more) 1.7 [1.1, 2.7] 1.3 [1.2, 1.6] 1.0 [0.4, 2.1] 1.4 [1.2, 1.6]
Nativity (ref.: born in the United States) 0.9 [0.7, 1.3] 0.9 [0.8, 1.2] 1.3 [0.3, 6.0] 0.9 [0.8, 1.1]
Heart disease
 Unadjusted 1.8 [0.7, 4.8] 0.9 [0.5, 1.6] 1.3 [0.4, 4.0] 0.7 [0.5, 0.9]
 Adjusted 1.6 [0.6, 4.1] 0.9 [0.5, 1.7] 0.7 [0.1, 3.4] 0.7 [0.5, 0.9]
 Covariates
  Age 65+ (ref.: 50–64) 2.7 [1.6, 4.5] 2.9 [2.3, 3.8] 3.1 [1.1, 8.4] 2.9 [2.3, 3.6]
  Female (ref.: male) 0.8 [0.5, 1.2] 0.6 [0.5, 0.8] 1.6 [0.6, 4.3] 0.6 [0.5, 0.8]
Below 200% FPL (ref.: living above 200% FPL) 1.5 [0.9, 2.5] 1.5 [1.1, 1.9] 1.2 [0.4, 3.7] 1.5 [1.2, 1.9]
High school education or less (ref.: college educated or more) 0.9 [0.4, 1.9] 1.2 [1.0, 1.5] 1.9 [0.6, 5.6] 1.1 [0.9, 1.4]
Nativity (ref.: born in the United States) 1.0 [0.6, 1.8] 0.9 [0.6, 1.2] 1.4 [0.4, 5.0] 0.9 [0.7, 1.2]
Obesity
 Unadjusted 0.9 [0.4, 1.8] 0.8 [0.6, 1.2] 2.3 [1.1, 4.6] 2.1 [1.7, 2.5]
 Adjusted 0.9 [0.4, 1.9] 0.8 [0.5, 1.1] 3.2 [1.3, 8.0] 2.2 [1.8, 2.7]
 Covariates
  Age 65+ (ref.: 50–64) 0.6 [0.4, 0.8] 0.7 [0.6, 0.8] 1.0 [0.5, 2.1] 0.7 [0.6, 0.8]
  Female (ref.: male) 1.2 [0.9, 1.7] 0.9 [0.8, 1.1] 2.1 [1.0, 4.3] 1.0 [0.8, 1.1]
Below 200% FPL (ref.: living above 200% FPL) 1.0 [0.7, 1.5] 1.3 [1.0, 1.6] 1.3 [0.5, 2.9] 1.2 [1.0, 1.5]
High school education or less (ref.: college educated or more) 1.8 [1.2, 2.7] 1.5 [1.2, 1.8] 1.1 [0.5, 2.3] 1.6 [1.3, 1.9]
Nativity (ref.: born in the United States) 0.8 [0.5, 1.1] 0.4 [0.3, 0.6] 0.4 [0.1, 1.0] 0.6 [0.5, 0.7]

Note: FPL = federal poverty level; LGB = lesbian, gay, and bisexual.