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Table 1 Descriptive statistics of all included variables by sexual orientation

From: Embodying pervasive discrimination: a decomposition of sexual orientation inequalities in health in a population-based cross-sectional study in Northern Sweden

Variable

LGBQ

Heterosexual

Difference

N

%

N

%

P value

Mental Health, M (SD)

23.48

6.39

21.29

4.58

<0.001

Health complaints, M (SD)

14.95

3.66

13.95

3.03

<0.001

Women

480

56.9%

12546

53.5%

0.052

Born outside Sweden

94

11.1%

1451

6.2%

<0.001

Age

    

<0.001

- Young adult

375

44.4%

5403

23,0%

 

- Middle-age

221

26,2%

10797

46.0%

 

- Older

248

29.4%

7258

30.9%

 

Income

    

<0.001

-Quintile 1

342

40.9%

4444

19.0%

 

-Quintile 2

210

25.1%

4379

18.7%

 

-Quintile 3

133

15.9%

4754

20.3%

 

-Quintile 4

78

9.3%

4872

20.8%

 

-Quintile 5

74

8.8%

4939

21.1%

 

Education

    

<0.001

-Low

453

57.9%

11018

48.1%

 

-Medium

244

31.2%

7888

34.4%

 

-High

85

10.9%

4005

17.5%

 

Occupational class

    

<0.001

-Service class

47

5.6%

2069

8.8%

 

-Routine non-manual

90

10.7%

4639

19.8%

 

-Petty Bourgeoisie

45

5.3%

2087

8.9%

 

-Assistant non-manual

60

7.1%

2664

11.4%

 

-Skilled manual

127

15.0%

4490

19.1%

 

-Unskilled manual

237

28.1%

4959

21.1%

 

-Unspecified

238

28.2%

2550

10.9%

 

Labor market position

    

<0.001

- Working

273

32.9%

12308

53.1%

 

- Studying

182

21.9%

1691

7.3%

 

- Retired

236

28.4%

6863

29.6%

 

- Non-employed

139

16.7%

2317

10.0%

 

Fear of violence

168

20.3%

2944

12.8%

<0.001

Threat/violence experience

87

10.6%

915

4.0%

<0.001

Degrading treatment

286

34.8%

3623

15.8%

<0.001

Diff. make ends meet

-Sometimes

71

8.5%

1151

4.9%

<0.001

-Often

118

14.1%

1316

5.6%

<0.001

Low cash margin

323

38.7%

3572

15.3%

<0.001

Residential ownership

    

<0.001

-Resident-owned

446

53.4%

17675

75.7%

 

-Rental

247

29.6%

4116

17.6%

 

-Other arrangements

142

17.0%

1560

6.7%

 

Job dissatisfaction

74

8.8%

1725

7.4%

0.121

Job insecurity

103

12.2%

1813

7.7%

<0.001

Unmet medical needs: inaccessibility

98

11.6%

1099

4.7%

<0.001

Unmet medical needs: experiences

87

10.3%

1288

5.5%

<0.001

Unmet medical needs: other

128

15.2%

1903

8.1%

<0.001

Unmet dental needs: other

131

15.5%

1965

8.4%

<0.001

Unmet dental needs: economical

117

13.9%

1662

7.1%

<0.001

  1. LGBQ lesbian-gay-bisexual-questioning orientation