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. 2021 Oct 20;157(1):23–32. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2021.5246

Table 4. Association of LGBTQ+ Status and Gender Identity With Discrimination, Sexual Harassment, and Bullying in General Surgery Residents.

Population Discriminationa,b Sexual harassmentb Bullyingb
No./total No. (%) OR (95% CI) No./total No. (%) OR (95% CI) No./total No. (%) OR (95% CI)
Gender identity and sexual orientation
Male
Non-LGBTQ+ 484/2984 (15.9) 1 [Reference] 643/3110 (20.7) 1 [Reference] 2071/3289 (63.0) 1 [Reference]
LGBTQ+ 43/129 (33.3) 2.57 (1.78-3.72) 46/132 (34.9) 2.04 (1.39-2.99) 102/142 (71.8) 1.51 (1.07-2.12)
Female
Non-LGBTQ+ 1703/2116 (80.1) 21.51 (18.50-25.02) 908/2181 (41.6) 2.79 (2.46-3.16) 1659/2285 (72.6) 1.55 (1.38-1.75)
LGBTQ+ 118/141 (82.5) 25.30 (16.51-38.79) 85/144 (59.0) 5.72 (4.09-8.01) 118/152 (77.6) 2.00 (1.37-2.91)

Abbreviations: LGBTQ+, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and other sexual and gender minority; OR, odds ratio.

a

Discrimination based on gender, gender identity, or sexual orientation.

b

Linear combinations of coefficients from multivariable logistic regression models predicting individual types of mistreatment accounting for the interaction between gender and LGBTQ+ status after adjusting for postgraduate year status, geographic location, program size, and program type.