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) |
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| 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.