Table 2 Cigarette smoking characteristics of the study population, by sexual orientation
Cigarette smoking characteristics | Non-LGB (n = 5,705) | LGB (n = 594) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Heterosexual n (%) | Bisexual n (%) | Homosexual n (%) | Combined n (%) | |
Ever smoked cigarette | ||||
No | 3,724 (65.28) | 311 (69.42) | 110 (75.34) | 421 (70.88)** |
Yes | 1,981 (34.72) | 137 (30.58) | 36 (24.66) | 173 (29.12) |
Years when first smoked | ||||
Aged <13 | 1,497 (85.15) | 100 (84.03) | 31 (91.18) | 131 (85.62)* |
Aged ≥13 | 261 (14.85) | 19 (15.97) | 3 (8.82) | 22 (14.38) |
Current smoking | ||||
No | 4,789 (83.94) | 381 (85.04) | 130 (89.04) | 511 (86.03) |
Yes | 916 (16.06) | 67 (14.96) | 16 (10.96) | 83 (13.97) |
Smoking CPD | ||||
Light smoking (CPD ≤ 10) | 795 (86.79) | 53 (79.10) | 10 (62.50) | 63 (75.90)** |
Moderate or heavy smoking(CPD > 10) | 121 (13.21) | 14 (20.90) | 6 (37.50) | 20 (24.10) |