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ArticleThe Gerontologist2021

Health Disparities of Older Adults in California: The Role of Sexual Identity and Latinx Ethnicity.

Soon Kyu Choi, Krystal Kittle, Ilan H Meyer

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Article in The Gerontologist, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Soon Kyu ChoiThe Williams Institute at the School of Law, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9160-662X
Krystal KittleDepartment of Gerontology, University of Massachusetts, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Ilan H MeyerThe Williams Institute at the School of Law, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA.
University of California, Los Angeles · USUniversity of Massachusetts Boston · US

Funding

Scientific and Technical CoreP2CHD041022 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · PI Martha Jane Bailey · 2016 to 2026
$6.9M
Identity Stress and Health in Three Cohorts of LGB individualsR01HD078526 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · PI MEYER, ILAN H · 2014 to 2018
$4.1M
NICHD NIH HHS P2C HD041022NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD078526
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND

objectivesWe examined the health disparities of older adults (age 50 and older) in California at the intersection of sexual identity and Latinx ethnicity, by comparing the prevalence of health outcomes of 4 groups: LGB (lesbian, gay, and bisexual) Latinx, straight Latinx, LGB non-Latinx, and straight non-Latinx older adults. RESEARCH DESIGN AND

methodsData were from the 2015-2016 California Health Interview Survey. Multivariable logistic regressions tested differences among the 4 groups and the effect of covariates on prevalence of mental and physical health outcomes. We compared LGB and straight people within the same ethnic groups and Latinx and non-Latinx people within the same sexual identity groups to understand the intersectional effect of Latinx ethnicity and LGB identity.

resultsTests by sexual identity showed that among Latinx older adults, more LGB than non-LGB people experienced serious psychological distress. Among non-Latinx older adults, there were no health disparities due to sexual identity. Tests by Latinx ethnicity showed that among LGB older adults, more Latinx than non-Latinx people were obese. Among straight people, more Latinx than non-Latinx older people had poor health, diabetes, and obesity. DISCUSSION AND IMPLICATIONS: The compounded effect of Latinx and LGB identity on psychological distress is notable. However, most health disparities were among straight older adults, between Latinx and non-Latinx people, indicating that Latinx, not sexual identity, nor their intersection, was most influential. Given the importance of sociodemographic factors on health outcomes, programs targeting LGB older adults should take a comprehensive approach to understand their experiences as ethnic minorities.

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EthnicitySexual and Gender MinoritiesAgedBisexualityCaliforniaFemaleGender IdentityHumansbisexual and transgenderCalifornia Health Interview SurveyGayIntersectionalitylesbianMinority stressPsychological distress

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PMID33173944
PMCPMC8361497
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