ArticleAmerican journal of public health2014
Weight status and sexual orientation: differences by age and within racial and ethnic subgroups.
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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
- Paradoxical Obesity and Overweight Disparities Among Sexual Minority Men: A Meta-Analysis.American journal of men's healthPooled it
- Cancer disparities among sexual and gender minority populations.Journal of the National Medical Association · 2023Article
- Body Uneasiness and Dissatisfaction Among Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Heterosexual Persons.Sexuality research & social policy : journal of NSRC : SR & SP · 2023Article
- A population-based study of the intersection of sexual identity and race/ethnicity on physiological risk factors for CVD among U.S. adults (ages 18-59).Ethnicity & health · 2022Article
- Romantic relationships and sexual minority health: A review and description of the Dyadic Health Model.Clinical psychology review · 2020Review
- Disparities in Chronic Health Outcomes and Health Behaviors Between Lesbian and Heterosexual Adult Women in Pittsburgh: A Longitudinal Study.Journal of women's health (2002) · 2020Article
- Sexual fluidity and BMI, obesity, and physical activity.SSM - population health · 2020Article
- College Climate and Sexual Orientation Differences in Weight Status.Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research · 2020Article
- Education Attainment and Obesity：Differential Returns Based on Sexual Orientation.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2019Article
- Racial/Ethnic Differences in Cardiometabolic Risk in a Community Sample of Sexual Minority Women.Health equity · 2019Article
- Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviors Among Lesbian, Bisexual, and Heterosexual Women: Findings from the Nurses' Health Study II.Journal of women's health (2002) · 2017Article
- Harassment and Mental Distress Among Adolescent Female Students by Sexual Identity and BMI or Perceived Weight Status.Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) · 2017Article
- Dietary Patterns during Adulthood among Lesbian, Bisexual, and Heterosexual Women in the Nurses' Health Study II.Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics · 2017Article
- Lesbian, gay and bisexual college student perspectives on disparities in weight-related behaviours and body image: a qualitative analysis.Journal of clinical nursing · 2016Article
- Differences in Weight-Related Behavioral Profiles by Sexual Orientation Among College Men: A Latent Class Analysis.American journal of health promotion : AJHP · 2016Article
- Relationship between weight-related behavioral profiles and health outcomes by sexual orientation and gender.Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) · 2016Article
- College Women's Weight-related Behavior Profiles Differ by Sexual Identity.American journal of health behavior · 2015Article
- Disparities in Weight and Weight Behaviors by Sexual Orientation in College Students.American journal of public health · 2015Article
- Sexual orientation disparities in BMI among U.S. adolescents and young adults in three race/ethnicity groups.Journal of obesity · 2014Article
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Abstract
objectivesWe determined differences in weight at age 18 years and at current age and weight change by sexual orientation within different racial/ethnic populations, stratifying by gender.
methodsWe used 2001-2007 data from the California Health Interview Survey, resulting in an unweighted sample of 120,274 individuals aged 18 to 74 years. Using regression models, we examined overweight status and change in weight by sexual orientation, stratifying by race/ethnicity and gender.
resultsCompared with heterosexual women of the same race/ethnicity, White and African American lesbians and bisexuals had increased likelihood of being overweight at age 18 years and maintaining overweight status during adulthood. Sexual minority status was unrelated to weight among Latinas and inconsistently linked to weight among Asian women compared with heterosexual women of the same race/ethnicity. Sexual minority status was protective against unhealthy weight among White, African American, Asian, and Latino men compared with heterosexual counterparts of the same race/ethnicity. This protective effect was seen after age 18 years except among African American bisexual men.
conclusionsOur findings indicate a need for age- and culture-sensitive interventions that reduce weight or prevent weight gain in sexual minority women and men.
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