Table 5 Health comparisons in heterosexual, bisexual and gay classified men

Smoking

Bisexual

424

2.47 (1.04, 5.86)

Gay

1.42 (0.71, 2.83)

Bisexual

2.48 (1.05, 5.90)

Gay

1.36 (0.67, 2.73)

White

1.06 (0.67, 1.67)

Civil status#

0.81 (0.55, 1.20)

1.15

0.56

SF12 physical scale score less than 25^th centile

Bisexual*

405

0.49 (0.14, 1.75)

Gay

1.57 (0.76, 3.24)

Bisexual

0.49 (0.14, 1.72)

Gay

1.49 (0.71, 3.11)

White

1.21 (0.72, 2.04)

Civil status

0.93 (0.60, 1.44)

0.63

0.730

GHQ high scorer

Bisexual

405

0.66 (0.25, 1.71)

Gay

2.60 (1.30, 5.23)

Bisexual

0.66 (0.26, 1.73)

Gay

2.52 (1.25, 5.11)

White

0.97 (0.61, 1.55)

Civil status

0.78 (0.52, 1.15)

1.56

0.46

CAGE high scorer

Bisexual

428

1.38 (0.58, 3.30)

Gay

0.95 (0.45, 1.99)

Bisexual

1.35 (0.57, 3.23)

Gay

0.85 (0.40, 1.80)

White

1.46 (0.89, 2.40)

Civil status

0.80 (0.53, 1.21)

3.39

0.18

More than 1 sexual partner in previous month

Bisexual

427

4.45 (1.62, 12.24)

Gay

3.05 (1.22, 7.60)

Bisexual

5.00 (1.73, 14.51)

Gay

2.35 (0.91, 6.06)

White

1.74 (0.69, 4.41)

Civil status

0.24 (0.11, 0.53)

16.22

0.0003

Any sexual function problem

Bisexual

421

1.82 (0.77, 4.30)

Gay

1.46 (0.73, 2.91)

Bisexual

1.86 (0.78, 4.41)

Gay

1.47 (0.73, 2.97)

White

0.86 (0.55, 1.35)

Civil status

0.86 (0.59, 1.27)

0.97

0.62

Childhood sexual experiences score of 3 or more

Bisexual

419

2.25 (0.84, 5.97)

Gay

4.77 (2.29, 9.95)

Bisexual

2.17 (0.81, 5.81)

Gay

4.86 (2.28,10.34)

White

1.31 (0.67, 2.54)

Civil status

1.46 (0.85, 2.50)

2.57

0.28

Dissatisfied with sex life

Bisexual

426

2.62 (1.08, 6.34)

Gay

1.75 (0.88, 3.48)

Bisexual

2.74 (1.12, 6.70)

Gay

1.56 (0.77, 3.15)

White

1.11 (0.70, 1.76)

Civil status

0.52 (0.35, 0.77)

11.2

0.004

Consultations over 75^th centile

Bisexual

300

0.94 (0.26, 3.44)

Gay

1.50 (0.63, 3.60)

Bisexual

1.00 (0.27, 3.71)

Gay

1.53 (0.63, 3.73)

White

0.75 (0.39, 1.45)

Civil status

0.83 (0.48, 1.45)

1.09

0.58