Observational studyThe Gerontologist2016
Mortality in Postmenopausal Women by Sexual Orientation and Veteran Status.
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21 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- An Evidence Map of the Women Veterans' Health Literature, 2016 to 2023: A Systematic Review.JAMA network open · 2025Pooled it
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- The Landscape of Care for Women Veterans with Cancer: An Evidence Map.Journal of general internal medicine · 2024Pooled it
- Long-Term Smoking Cessation Outcomes for Sexual Minority Versus Nonminority Smokers in a Large Randomized Controlled Trial of Two Web-Based Interventions.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2020Trial
- Person-level health factors partially mediate the association between lesbian, gay, or bisexual (LGB) identity, allostatic load, and cancer mortality in NHANES.Cancer causes & control : CCC · 2026Article
- Psychiatric disorders among older U.S. women by socioeconomic and veteran status.Journal of affective disorders · 2025Article
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- Considerations for the Treatment of Sexual and Gender Minority Individuals in Colon and Rectal Surgery.Clinics in colon and rectal surgery · 2025Review
- Pathways From Socioeconomic Factors to Major Cardiovascular Events Among Postmenopausal Veteran and Nonveteran Women: Findings From the Women's Health Initiative.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2024Article
- Addressing sexual and gender minority disparities in cancer research.Journal of the National Cancer Institute · 2023Article
- Costs of (In)visibility: Issues of Disclosure and Data for Health Equity Research with Sexual and Gender Minority Veterans.Health equity · 2023Article
- Evaluation of Suicide Mortality Among Sexual Minority US Veterans From 2000 to 2017.JAMA network open · 2020Article
- Teaching Health-Care Providers to Query Patients With Cancer About Sexual and Gender Minority (SGM) Status and Sexual Health.The American journal of hospice & palliative care · 2019Article
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- Collecting Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Information at Death.American journal of public health · 2019Article
- Evidence Review-Social Determinants of Health for Veterans.Journal of general internal medicine · 2018Review
- Cancer in Sexual and Gender Minority Patients: Are We Addressing Their Needs?Current oncology reports · 2018Review
- Time to Change: Supporting Sexual and Gender Minority People-An Underserved, Understudied Cancer Risk Population.Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network : JNCCN · 2017Article
- Psychological and behavioral moderators of the relationship between trauma severity and HIV transmission risk behavior among MSM with a history of childhood sexual abuse.Journal of behavioral medicine · 2017Article
- It's not just about being queer: Intersectional risk of suicide and premature mortality in later life among LGBT veterans.The American psychologistArticle
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Abstract
purpose of the studyTo examine differences in all-cause and cause-specific mortality by sexual orientation and Veteran status among older women. DESIGN AND
methodsData were from the Women's Health Initiative, with demographic characteristics, psychosocial factors, and health behaviors assessed at baseline (1993-1998) and mortality status from all available data sources through 2014. Women with baseline information on lifetime sexual behavior and Veteran status were included in the analyses (N = 137,639; 1.4% sexual minority, 2.5% Veteran). The four comparison groups included sexual minority Veterans, sexual minority non-Veterans, heterosexual Veterans, and heterosexual non-Veterans. Cox proportional hazard models were used to estimate mortality risk adjusted for demographic, psychosocial, and health variables.
resultsSexual minority women had greater all-cause mortality risk than heterosexual women regardless of Veteran status (hazard ratio [HR] = 1.20, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.07-1.36) and women Veterans had greater all-cause mortality risk than non-Veterans regardless of sexual orientation (HR = 1.14, 95% CI: 1.06-1.22), but the interaction between sexual orientation and Veteran status was not significant. Sexual minority women were also at greater risk than heterosexual women for cancer-specific mortality, with effects stronger among Veterans compared to non-Veterans (sexual minority × Veteran HR = 1.70, 95% CI: 1.01-2.85). IMPLICATIONS: Postmenopausal sexual minority women in the United States, regardless of Veteran status, may be at higher risk for earlier death compared to heterosexuals. Sexual minority women Veterans may have higher risk of cancer-specific mortality compared to their heterosexual counterparts. Examining social determinants of longevity may be an important step to understanding and reducing these disparities.
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