Associations Between Sexual Orientation Dimensions and Cardiometabolic Diseases: Data From the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions-III (NESARC-III)
Our results in a nationally representative sample indicate that the sexual orientation dimension of behavior is linked with prevalent CVD and diabetes. This finding suggests that assessing multiple sexual orientation dimensions may aid in identifying sexual minority subgroups in greatest need of cardiometabolic disease prevention efforts. Although mechanisms such as stigma and minority stress have been proposed, future studies are required to elucidate mechanisms underlying the bisexual behavior-cardiometabolic disease relationship.
Authors
- Brittanny M. Polanka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6422-6303)
- Christopher A. Crawford (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9983-451X)
- Ian Carson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9872-5848)
- Matthew D. Schuiling (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-1941-7134)
- Michelle Williams (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9623-0916)
- Jesse C. Stewart (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7377-8823)
- A. Higgins
Institutions
- University of Alabama at Birmingham (US)
- Indiana University Indianapolis (US)
- Indiana University School of Medicine
- Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Psychosomatic Medicine
- Published
- 2024-10-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/psy.0000000000001349
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.64