Assessing and addressing cardiovascular health in LGBTQ adults: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association

BA Caceres, CG Streed Jr, HL Corliss… - Circulation, 2020 - Am Heart Assoc
There is mounting evidence that lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer or
questioning (LGBTQ) adults experience disparities across several cardiovascular risk factors …

Socioeconomic Determinants of Health and Cardiovascular Outcomes in Women: JACC Review Topic of the Week

KJ Lindley, NR Aggarwal, JE Briller, MB Davis… - Journal of the American …, 2021 - jacc.org
Socioeconomic disparities in cardiovascular risk factors and outcomes exist among women,
particularly those of minority racial or ethnic backgrounds. Barriers to optimal cardiovascular …

[HTML][HTML] Effectiveness, acceptability, and feasibility of digital health interventions for LGBTIQ+ young people: systematic review

D Gilbey, H Morgan, A Lin, Y Perry - Journal of medical Internet research, 2020 - jmir.org
Background Young people (aged 12-25 years) with diverse sexuality, gender, or bodily
characteristics, such as those who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex …

[HTML][HTML] Importance of survey demographic questions to foster inclusion in medicine and research and reduce health inequities for LGBTQIA2S+ individuals

JD Moreira, K Haack, V White… - American Journal …, 2023 - journals.physiology.org
A clear, inclusive, and accurate approach to the collection of demographic information in
clinical research and medical practice is critical to understanding the healthcare needs of …

Cardiovascular disease disparities in sexual minority adults: an examination of the behavioral risk factor surveillance system (2014-2016)

BA Caceres, N Makarem, KT Hickey… - American Journal of …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Purpose: Investigate sexual orientation differences in cardiovascular disease risk and
cardiovascular disease. Design: Cross-sectional. Setting: The 2014 to 2016 Behavioral Risk …

[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 …

[HTML][HTML] World Heart Federation roadmap for secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease: 2023 update

L Laranjo, F Lanas, MC Sun, DA Chen, L Hynes… - Global …, 2024 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Secondary prevention lifestyle and pharmacological treatment of
atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) reduce a high proportion of recurrent …

Disparities in mortality by sexual orientation in a large, prospective cohort of female nurses

S McKetta, T Hoatson, LD Hughes, BG Everett… - JAMA, 2024 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Extensive evidence documents health disparities for lesbian, gay, and bisexual
(LGB) women, including worse physical, mental, and behavioral health than heterosexual …

Differences in health-related quality of life and health behaviors among lesbian, bisexual, and heterosexual women surviving cancer from the 2013 to 2018 National …

ML Hutchcraft, AA Teferra, L Montemorano… - LGBT health, 2021 - liebertpub.com
Purpose: Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and health behaviors contribute to cancer
morbidity and mortality, which are elevated in lesbian and bisexual women (LBW). The …

A population-based study of the intersection of sexual identity and race/ethnicity on physiological risk factors for CVD among US adults (ages 18–59)

BA Caceres, AJ Ancheta, C Dorsen… - Ethnicity & …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Objectives: Sexual minorities face significant psychosocial stressors (such as discrimination
and violence) that impact their health. Several studies indicate that sexual minority women …