Table 4.
Gender-stratified logistic regression results comparing adjusted odds of a current elevated eating disorder symptomology and eating disorder diagnosis by sexual orientation
| Variables | Gender Identity | |||||||
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| Transgender Men and (write-in) transmasculine N=1205 (23.8%) |
Transgender Women and (write-in) transfeminine N=506 (10.0%) |
Genderqueer or Gender Non-conforming and write-ins N=2717 (53.7%) |
Gender Expansive N=629 (12.4%) |
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| aOR | 95% CIs | aOR | 95% CIs | aOR | 95% CIs | aOR | 95% CIs | |
| ED risk | ||||||||
| Sexual Orientation | ||||||||
| Heterosexual | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Gay/Lesbian | 1.78** | 1.15, 2.77 | 0.70 | 0.36, 1.38 | 2.96** | 1.52, 5.76 | 1.05 | 0.30, 3.75 |
| Bisexual | 1.83** | 1.23, 2.72 | 2.07* | 1.13, 3.79 | 2.96** | 1.54, 5.69 | 1.71 | 0.52, 5.61 |
| Queer | 1.44 | 0.98, 2.15 | 1.83 | 0.97, 3.46 | 3.10*** | 1.63, 5.88 | 1.07 | 0.30, 3.50 |
| Other | 2.23*** | 1.43, 3.49 | 1.44 | 0.67, 3.12 | 2.84** | 1.48, 5.44 | 0.98 | 0.32, 3.05 |
| Race | ||||||||
| White | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| BIPOC | 0.89 | 0.66, 1.20 | 0.86 | 0.52, 1.42 | 1.03 | 0.85, 1.23 | 1.84** | 1.24, 2.74 |
| Age | ||||||||
| 18-22 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 23-25 | 0.49** | 0.29, 0.82 | 1.53 | 0.83, 2.85 | 0.59*** | 0.44, 0.80 | 1.15 | 0.61,2.17 |
| 26+ | 0.51** | 0.32, 0.81 | 1.16 | 0.61, 2.22 | 0.83 | 0.61, 1.15 | 0.08*** | 0.02, 0.33 |
| Self-Reported ED Diagnosis | ||||||||
| Sexual Orientation | ||||||||
| Heterosexual | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Gay/Lesbian | 2.07 | 0.93, 4.57 | 0.23 | 0.03, 1.88 | 3.45 | 0.80, 14.84 | 1.23 | 0.22, 6.94 |
| Bisexual | 2.49* | 1.22, 5.11 | 1.62 | 0.53, 4.98 | 2.70 | 0.63, 11.58 | 1.34 | 0.27, 6.79 |
| Queer | 4.49*** | 2.30, 8.78 | 2.66 | 0.85, 7.16 | 5.72* | 1.38, 23.66 | 1.74 | 0.36, 8.44 |
| Other | 2.13 | 0.95, 4.77 | 0.98 | 0.19, 5.06 | 3.07 | 0.72, 13.02 | 0.77 | 0.16, 3.66 |
| Race | ||||||||
| White | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| BIPOC | 0.39** | 0.22, 0.70 | 0.76 | 0.29, 2.02 | 0.94 | 0.69, 1.30 | 0.92 | 0.52, 1.63 |
| Age | ||||||||
| 18-22 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 23-25 | 0.71 | 0.29, 1.71 | 1.41 | 0.44, 4.54 | 0.76 | 0.69, 1.65 | 1.56 | 0.68, 3.59 |
| 26+ | 0.36* | 0.14, 0.92 | 1.82 | 0.65, 5.09 | 0.34 | 0.46, 1.31 | 1.05 | 0.42, 2.62 |
Note. Confidence intervals are only provided for significant effects; aOR=adjusted aOdds Ratio; CIs=95% confidence intervals; ED=eating disorder; n.e. = not estimated due to insufficient cases (n=0); BIPOC=Black, Indigenous, or other person of color;
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=p<.001;
**
= p<.01;
*
= p<.05