SynthesisJournal of homosexuality2017
Disparities in Physical Health Conditions Among Lesbian and Bisexual Women: A Systematic Review of Population-Based Studies.
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- Comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis on physical health conditions in lesbian- and bisexual-identified women compared with heterosexual-identified women.Women's health (London, England)Pooled it
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- Factors Associated with Medical Mistrust Among Sexual and Gender Minority Young Adults.Sexuality research & social policy : journal of NSRC : SR & SP · 2026Article
- A Qualitative Investigation of Nicotine and Tobacco use in Young Pregnant and Birthing Sexual Minority People.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2025Article
- Unequal Burdens: Irritable Bowel Syndrome in Sexual and Gender Minority Communities vs Cisgender Heterosexual Individuals.Clinical and translational gastroenterology · 2025Article
- Can Support for Homosexuality Reduce the Prevalence of Mental Health Problems among LGBTQIranian journal of psychiatry · 2025Review
- Targeted intervention and monitoring of sex assigned at birth, sexual orientation, and gender identity data scale-up: the intersection of research, policy, and patient care.Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Monographs · 2025Article
- XYGO: proposing a new holistic measure of gender identity and sexual orientation.Nature reviews. Urology · 2025Review
- A scoping review of sense of coherence and salutogenesis among LGBTQ+ populations.Health promotion international · 2025Article
- Willingness to Use Digital Health Screening and Tracking Tools for Public Health in Sexual Minority Populations in a National Probability Sample: Quantitative Intersectional Analysis.Journal of medical Internet research · 2024Article
- LGBTQ+ cardiovascular health equity: a brief review.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2024Review
- Health Care Utilization and Care-seeking Behavior Among Vulnerabilized Sexual Minority Women: A Social-ecological Approach.Journal of health care for the poor and underserved · 2024Article
- Health Outcomes of Sexual Minority Women Who Have Experienced Adverse Childhood Experiences: A Scoping Review.Trauma, violence & abuse · 2024Article
- How deep is the cut? The influence of daily microaggressions on bisexual women's health.Psychology of sexual orientation and gender diversity · 2023Article
- Recruiting Sexual and Gender Minority Veterans for Health Disparities Research: Recruitment Protocol of a Web-Based Prospective Cohort Study.JMIR research protocols · 2023Article
- Obesity in Sexual and Gender Minority Populations: Prevalence and Correlates.Current obesity reports · 2023Review
- Tobacco use by sexual and gender minorities: findings from a Brazilian national survey.BMJ open · 2023Article
- Examination of Sexual Identity Differences in the Prevalence of Hypertension and Antihypertensive Medication Use Among US Adults: Findings From the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System.Circulation. Cardiovascular quality and outcomes · 2022Article
- A Socioecological Mixture Model of Asthma Prevalence Among Sexual Minority Adults in the United States.LGBT health · 2022Article
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Abstract
We conducted a systematic review to assess evidence for disparities for lesbian and bisexual women (i.e., sexual minority women [SMW]) in comparison with heterosexual women across a range of nine physical health conditions. Among the k = 11 studies meeting eligibility criteria, almost every comparison (i.e., heterosexual vs. (a) lesbian, (b) bisexual, or (c) both lesbian and bisexual women) was in a direction indicating SMW disparities. Despite limited power due to small samples of SMW, we found evidence of disparities as indicated by a statistically significant adjusted odds ratios for asthma (5 of 7 comparisons), obesity (8 of 12), arthritis (2 of 3), global ratings of physical health (4 of 7), and cardiovascular disease (1 of 1). Evidence was lacking for cancer (1 of 4), diabetes and hypertension (both 1 of 5), and high cholesterol (0 of 3). Future work should confirm findings in more diverse, larger samples and should examine potential explanatory factors.
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