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Table 4 Descriptive statistics of the LGBTQ+ participants from the qualitative subsample

From: Perceived weight gain and eating disorder symptoms among LGBTQ+ adults during the COVID-19 pandemic: a convergent mixed-method study

Sociodemographic variables (qualitative subsample

n = 43)

Sample size/percentage

n (%)

Mean/SD

Age (range 19–59)

 

27.7/9.2

Sexual identity

Lesbian

8 (19)

 

Gay

7 (16)

 

Bisexual

15 (35)

 

Queer

3 (7)

 

Pansexual

5 (12)

 

Asexual

2 (5)

 

Expansive sexuality/unlabeled

3 (7)

 

Gender identity

Cisgender women

27 (63)

 

Cisgender men

10 (23)

 

Nonbinary

3 (7)

 

Transgender woman

1 (2)

 

Queer

2 (5)

 

Race/ethnicity

White

34 (79)

 

Bi or multiracial

3 (7)

 

Latino/a or Hispanic

5 (12)

 

Asian American

1 (2)

 

Regional identification

Rural

19 (44)

 

Urban

9 (21)

 

Suburban

15 (35)

 

Social class status

Working class

19 (44)

 

Middle class

19 (44)

 

Upper middle class

5 (12)

 
  1. Data are from primary data related to COVID-19 pandemic experiences collected between October 2020 and January 2021