@article{ref1,
title="Sexual orientation-related disparities in high-intensity binge drinking: findings from a nationally representative sample",
journal="LGBT health",
year="2019",
author="Fish, Jessica N.",
volume="6",
number="5",
pages="242-249",
abstract="<b>                         <i>Purpose:</i>                     </b> The purpose of this study was to assess sexual orientation differences in high-intensity binge drinking using nationally representative data. <b>                         <i>Methods:</i>                     </b> Data were from the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions III (<i>N</i> = 36,309), a nationally representative sample of U.S. adults collected in 2012-2013. Sex-stratified adjusted logistic regression models were used to test sexual orientation differences in the prevalence of standard (4+ for women and 5+ for men) and high-intensity binge drinking (8+ and 12+ for women; 10+ and 15+ for men) across three dimensions of sexual orientation: sexual attraction, sexual behavior, and sexual identity. <b>                         <i>Results:</i>                     </b> Sexual minority women, whether defined on the basis of sexual attraction, behavior, or identity, were more likely than sexual majority women to engage in high-intensity binge drinking at two (adjusted odds ratios [aORs] ranging from 1.52 to 2.90) and three (aORs ranging from 1.61 to 3.27) times the standard cutoff for women (4+). Sexual minority men, depending on sexual orientation dimension, were equally or less likely than sexual majority men to engage in high-intensity binge drinking. <b>                         <i>Conclusion:</i>                     </b> This study is the first to document sexual orientation-related disparities in high-intensity binge drinking among adults in the United States using nationally representative data. The results suggest that differences in alcohol-related risk among sexual minority individuals vary depending on sex and sexual orientation dimension.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2325-8292",
doi="10.1089/lgbt.2018.0244",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/lgbt.2018.0244"
}