Assessing and addressing cardiovascular health in LGBTQ adults: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association
There is mounting evidence that lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer or
questioning (LGBTQ) adults experience disparities across several cardiovascular risk factors …
questioning (LGBTQ) adults experience disparities across several cardiovascular risk factors …
Systemic inflammation as a driver of health disparities among sexually-diverse and gender-diverse individuals
LM Diamond, AJ Dehlin, J Alley - Psychoneuroendocrinology, 2021 - Elsevier
Sexually-diverse individuals (those who seek sexual or romantic relationships with the same
and/or multiple genders) and gender-diverse individuals (those whose gender identity …
and/or multiple genders) and gender-diverse individuals (those whose gender identity …
[HTML][HTML] Disparities in food insecurity at the intersection of race and sexual orientation: A population-based study of adult women in the United States
JG Patterson, J Russomanno, AA Teferra… - SSM-population health, 2020 - Elsevier
Food insecurity affects 1 in 8 American adults annually, and is more prevalent in Black and
sexual minority women. We applied an intersectional approach to investigate food insecurity …
sexual minority women. We applied an intersectional approach to investigate food insecurity …
[HTML][HTML] miRNA in ischemic heart disease and its potential as biomarkers: a comprehensive review
Ischemic heart disease (IHD) constitutes the leading global cause of mortality and morbidity.
Although significant progress has been achieved in the diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis …
Although significant progress has been achieved in the diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis …
Emphasizing sexual orientation and gender identity data capture for improved cardiovascular care of the LGBTQ+ population
B Deb, K Porter, A van Cleeff, LC Reardon… - JAMA …, 2024 - jamanetwork.com
Importance The rising self-identifying lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer
(LGBTQ+) population makes understanding the unique health care needs of sexual and …
(LGBTQ+) population makes understanding the unique health care needs of sexual and …
Examination of sexual identity differences in the prevalence of hypertension and antihypertensive medication use among US adults: findings from the Behavioral Risk …
Background: Recent evidence suggests that sexual minority (eg, gay/lesbian, bisexual)
adults might be at increased risk of hypertension compared with heterosexual adults …
adults might be at increased risk of hypertension compared with heterosexual adults …
Proposed mechanisms of hypertension and risk of adverse cardiovascular outcomes in LGBT communities
O Taweh, JD Moreira - American Journal of Physiology …, 2023 - journals.physiology.org
Hypertension (HTN), a highly prevalent public issue affecting one in two adults in the United
States, has recently been shown to differentially burden individuals belonging to …
States, has recently been shown to differentially burden individuals belonging to …
Differences in ideal cardiovascular health between sexual minority and heterosexual adults
Importance Research on the cardiovascular health (CVH) of sexual minority adults has
primarily examined differences in the prevalence of individual CVH metrics rather than …
primarily examined differences in the prevalence of individual CVH metrics rather than …
Weight discrimination and health risk behavior in racial, ethnic, and sexual minority adults
Background People with obesity face significant discrimination due to their weight. Exposure
to such discrimination is associated with poor health outcomes. Little is known about …
to such discrimination is associated with poor health outcomes. Little is known about …
Differences in health care access and satisfaction across intersections of race/ethnicity and sexual identity
Purpose Racial/ethnic and sexual minorities experience numerous health disparities
compared with their White and heterosexual counterparts, which may be exacerbated when …
compared with their White and heterosexual counterparts, which may be exacerbated when …