Table 1.

Demographics and Chronic Disease Comparisons among Females, by Sexual Partner Groups (n = 8088)

Sex of Partner, GenderP Value
Opposite Sex, Female (n = 7812)Same Sex, Female (n = 276)
Patients (n)% or Mean (95% CI)Patients (n)% or Mean (95% CI)
Age, mean781241.43 (41.14–41.73)27641.25 (39.71–42.79).821
White race478561.3 (60.2–62.3)17262.3 (56.6–68.0).721
SES index.007
    Lowest181123.2 (22.2–24.1)8229.7 (24.3–35.1)
    Lower middle194724.9 (24.0–25.9)7928.6 (23.3–33.9)
    Upper middle220628.2 (27.2–29.2)5921.4 (16.5–26.2)
    Highest184823.7 (22.7–24.6)5620.3 (15.5–25.0)
Clinic utilization*
    75th percentile (highest)196925.2 (24.2–26.2)8932.2 (26.7–37.8).053
    51st-75th percentiles209126.8 (25.8–27.7)6925.0 (19.9–30.1)
    26th-50th percentiles198325.4 (24.4–26.3)6724.3 (19.2–29.3)
    25th percentile (lowest)176922.6 (21.7–23.6)5118.5 (13.9–23.1)
Depression7459.5 (8.9–10.2)3914.1 (10.0–18.2).011
Any anxiety6628.5 (7.9–9.1)248.7 (5.4–12.0).897
Any substance dependence1501.9 (1.6–2.2)103.6 (1.4–5.8).046
Neuropathy4005.1 (4.6–5.6)145.1 (2.5–7.7).972
Headache120015.4 (14.6–16.2)5118.5 (13.9–23.1).159
Back pain161620.7 (19.8–21.6)5921.4 (16.5–26.2).781
Muscle pain170621.8 (20.9–22.7)6322.8 (17.9–27.8).696
Arthritis187824.0 (23.1–25.0)7727.9 (22.6–33.2).141
Smoking status<.0001
    Never538268.9 (67.9–69.9)15957.6 (51.8–63.4)
    Former102913.2 (12.4–13.9)4114.9 (10.6–19.1)
    Current140117.9 (17.1–18.8)7627.5 (22.3–32.8)
Hyperlipidemia111614.3 (13.5–15.1)3111.2 (7.5–15.0).153
Hypertension171421.9 (21.0–22.8)5720.7 (15.9–25.4).611
Vascular disease5136.6 (6.0–7.1)196.9 (3.9–9.9).835
Prediabetes6107.8 (7.2–8.4)259.1 (5.7–12.4).448
Type 2 diabetes5657.2 (6.6–7.8)165.8 (3.0–8.6).364
Obesity300838.5 (37.4–39.6)13247.8 (41.9–53.7).002
Comorbidity index, mean78120.50 (0.48–0.53)2760.56 (0.42–0.70).394
  • * Quartiles computed from the distribution of average clinic visits per month.

  • CI, confidence interval.