ArticleAmerican journal of public health2013
Eating disorder symptoms and obesity at the intersections of gender, ethnicity, and sexual orientation in US high school students.
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- Sexual orientation identity in relation to unhealthy body mass index: individual participant data meta-analysis of 93 429 individuals from 12 UK health surveys.Journal of public health (Oxford, England) · 2020Pooled it
- Factors related to obesity and overweight among Black adolescent girls in the United States.Women & health · 2017Pooled it
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- Bias-based bullying, self-esteem, queer identity pride, and disordered eating behaviors among sexually and gender diverse adolescents.The International journal of eating disorders · 2024Article
- Intersecting gender identity and racial/ethnic inequities in eating disorder risk factors, symptoms, and diagnosis among U.S. college students: An intersectional multilevel analysis of individual heterogeneity and discriminatory accuracy.The International journal of eating disorders · 2024Article
- Weight-based discrimination and disordered eating behaviors in a cohort of U.S. sexual minority young adults.The International journal of eating disorders · 2023Article
- Interpersonal- and Community-Level Risk Factors for Adolescent Obesity: An Examination of Sexual Identity, School Violence, and School Climate in a Large Sample of Urban Adolescents.Journal of youth and adolescence · 2023Article
- Socioeconomic status and eating disorder prevalence: at the intersections of gender identity, sexual orientation, and race/ethnicity.Psychological medicine · 2023Article
- Endocrine Health and Health Care Disparities in the Pediatric and Sexual and Gender Minority Populations: An Endocrine Society Scientific Statement.The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism · 2023Article
- Blood Sugar Balance: A Glucose Metabolism Web Game for Diabetes Education.The American biology teacher · 2023Article
- Beyond Binge Eating: The Impact of Implicit Biases in Healthcare on Youth with Disordered Eating and Obesity.Nutrients · 2023Review
- Eating disorders in sexual minority adolescents and young adults: examining clinical characteristics and psychiatric co-morbidities in an inpatient medical setting.Journal of eating disorders · 2023Article
- A systematic review and meta-analysis investigating the impact of childhood adversities on the mental health of LGBT+ youth.JCPP advances · 2022Article
- Mothers' Sexual Identity and Children's Health.Population research and policy review · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectivesWe examined purging for weight control, diet pill use, and obesity across sexual orientation identity and ethnicity groups.
methodsAnonymous survey data were analyzed from 24 591 high school students of diverse ethnicities in the federal Youth Risk Behavioral Surveillance System Survey in 2005 and 2007. Self-reported data were gathered on gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation identity, height, weight, and purging and diet pill use in the past 30 days. We used multivariable logistic regression to estimate odds of purging, diet pill use, and obesity associated with sexual orientation identity in gender-stratified models and examined for the presence of interactions between ethnicity and sexual orientation.
resultsLesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) identity was associated with substantially elevated odds of purging and diet pill use in both girls and boys (odds ratios [OR] range = 1.9-6.8). Bisexual girls and boys were also at elevated odds of obesity compared to same-gender heterosexuals (OR = 2.3 and 2.1, respectively).
conclusionsInterventions to reduce eating disorders and obesity that are appropriate for LGB youths of diverse ethnicities are urgently needed.
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