Prevalence of Clinical Obesity Based on Updated Definitions among Women by Sexual Identity: Results from 2001 to 2016 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
Based on updated recommendations, physical functioning may better capture clinical obesity among lesbian/gay and bisexual than heterosexual women with BMI ≥30 kg/m<sup>2</sup> than metabolic biomarkers. However, bisexual women continued to have higher risk for clinical obesity, and additional work is needed to better understand the factors that contribute to this disparity.
Authors
- Stuart R. Chipkin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2114-9480)
- Nicole A. VanKim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6711-9127)
- Natalia Putnam
Institutions
- University of Massachusetts Amherst (US)
- Department for Education (GB)
- University College London (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Women s Health
- Published
- 2025-11-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/15409996251401467
- Primary Topic
- LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00