BMC Public Health 2006, 6:127 http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/6/127 Table 6: Health comparisons in heterosexual, bisexual and lesbian classified women (Continued) Bisexual Lesbian White Civil status 0.77 (0.40, 1.47) 0.87 (0.31, 2.47) 0.98 (0.66, 1.45) 1.16 (0.84, 1.61) 0.81 0.67 Odd ratios below the line in each row are adjusted for civil and ethnic status LR = likelihood ratio Heterosexual used as reference category OR 1.0 # married/cohabiting Acknowledgements The study was funded by a Health Service Research Project Grant provided by The Wellcome Trust, Grant reference 991026. The North and Central Thames Research Network (NoCTeN) and the Camden and Islington Mental Health and Social Care Trust provided sup- port for the study. 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