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Table 4 Distribution of health and health behaviours for women

From: The health of people classified as lesbian, gay and bisexual attending family practitioners in London: a controlled study

Variable

Heterosexual classified N = 934

Bisexual classified N = 85

Lesbian classified N = 26

Chi2, p value

SmokingM = 10

294 (32)

48 (57)

15 (58)

28.27

P = 0.00

SF12 physical scale score less than 25th centileM = 20

233 (25)

23 (28)

6 (25)

0.29

P = 0.86

GHQ high scorer

371 (40)

40 (47)

11 (42)

1.78

P = 0.41

CAGE high scorer

164 (18)

35 (41)

8 (31)

29.37

P = 0.00

More than 1 sexual partner in previous monthM = 4

28 (3)

8 (9)

1 (4)

9.32

P = 0.01

Any sexual function problemM = 2

567 (61)

51 (60)

14 (54)

0.53

P = 0.77

Childhood sexual experiences score 3 or moreM = 15

112 (12)

27 (32)

4 (15)

25.72

P = 0.00

Dissatisfied with sex lifeM = 10

462 (50)

46 (55)

16 (62)

1.98

P = 0.37

Consultations over 75th centileM = 287

186 (27)

13 (22)

5 (25)

0.83

P = 0.66

  1. M = Number of non responders
  2. N = column per cent