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Published in final edited form as: Ann Epidemiol. 2022 Apr 25;70:53–60. doi: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2022.04.007

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

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%)

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;

***

=p<.001;

**

= p<.01;

*

= p<.05