{"title":"Commentary on \"Mental Health Diagnoses and Suicidality Among Transgender Youth in Hospital Settings,\" by Nunes-Moreno et al.","authors":"John R Blosnich","doi":"10.1089/lgbt.2024.0200","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1089/lgbt.2024.0200","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":18062,"journal":{"name":"LGBT health","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2024-07-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141627092","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Amanda B Namchuk, Tori N Stranges, Tallinn F L Splinter, Katherine N Moore, Carmen H Logie, Liisa A M Galea
Purpose: We explored the funding areas of Two-Spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (trans), queer or questioning, and intersex individuals (2S/LGBTQI)-specific health research funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) mentioned in the grant abstracts. Methods: We analyzed the publicly available database of grant abstracts funded by CIHR from 2009-2020 to examine what types of 2S/LGBTQI-specific health outcomes would be studied and in what populations. Results: We found that 58% of awarded grant abstracts mentioned studying sexually transmitted diseases, the majority of which was on human immunodeficiency virus. Of the funded 2S/LGBTQI grant abstracts that specified the gender of the population to be studied (n=23), less then 9% mentioned studying cisgender women. Almost 40% mentioned including trans women/girls, and 30% mentioned including trans men/boys. None of the studies examined mentioned work with the Two-Spirit community. Conclusion: These results reflect larger social and health inequities that require structural level changes in research to support the 2S/LGBTQI community.
{"title":"Canadian Health Research Funding Patterns for Sexual and Gender Minority Populations Reflect Exclusion of Women.","authors":"Amanda B Namchuk, Tori N Stranges, Tallinn F L Splinter, Katherine N Moore, Carmen H Logie, Liisa A M Galea","doi":"10.1089/lgbt.2024.0014","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1089/lgbt.2024.0014","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b><i>Purpose:</i></b> We explored the funding areas of Two-Spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (trans), queer or questioning, and intersex individuals (2S/LGBTQI)-specific health research funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) mentioned in the grant abstracts. <b><i>Methods:</i></b> We analyzed the publicly available database of grant abstracts funded by CIHR from 2009-2020 to examine what types of 2S/LGBTQI-specific health outcomes would be studied and in what populations. <b><i>Results:</i></b> We found that 58% of awarded grant abstracts mentioned studying sexually transmitted diseases, the majority of which was on human immunodeficiency virus. Of the funded 2S/LGBTQI grant abstracts that specified the gender of the population to be studied (n=23), less then 9% mentioned studying cisgender women. Almost 40% mentioned including trans women/girls, and 30% mentioned including trans men/boys. None of the studies examined mentioned work with the Two-Spirit community. <b><i>Conclusion:</i></b> These results reflect larger social and health inequities that require structural level changes in research to support the 2S/LGBTQI community.</p>","PeriodicalId":18062,"journal":{"name":"LGBT health","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2024-07-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141580118","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ethan H Mereish, Jessica R Abramson, Hyemin Lee, Ryan J Watson
Purpose: This study examined the associations between intersectional oppression-based stress and recent alcohol use and hazardous drinking among sexual and gender minority (SGM; e.g., queer or transgender) adolescents who were Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC), also known as queer and transgender BIPOC (QTBIPOC) adolescents, and the mediating role of coping motives (i.e., drinking to cope) on these associations. Methods: Data were from a subsample of QTBIPOC adolescents who used alcohol in the past year (n = 1365) from a national U.S. sample of SGM adolescents aged 13-18 years. Results: Intersectional oppression-based stressors were associated with greater odds of recent alcohol use and hazardous drinking, as well as greater coping motives. Coping motives mediated the associations between intersectional-based stressors and both recent alcohol use and hazardous drinking among the aggregate sample of QTBIPOC adolescents, as well as among some subgroups of BIPOC adolescents. Conclusions: The results of this study highlight that intersectional oppression-based stressors are prevalent among QTBIPOC adolescents and serve as a risk factor for alcohol use and hazardous drinking. Multilevel interventions are needed to target and dismantle intersectional oppressions to address alcohol inequities impacting QTBIPOC adolescents. Drinking to cope motives mediated the associations between intersectional oppression-based stress and drinking outcomes, underscoring another important mechanism to target within a context of oppression in drinking interventions.
{"title":"Intersectional Oppression-Based Stress, Drinking to Cope Motives, and Alcohol Use and Hazardous Drinking Among Sexual and Gender Minority Adolescents Who Are Black, Indigenous, and People of Color.","authors":"Ethan H Mereish, Jessica R Abramson, Hyemin Lee, Ryan J Watson","doi":"10.1089/lgbt.2024.0023","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1089/lgbt.2024.0023","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b><i>Purpose:</i></b> This study examined the associations between intersectional oppression-based stress and recent alcohol use and hazardous drinking among sexual and gender minority (SGM; e.g., queer or transgender) adolescents who were Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC), also known as queer and transgender BIPOC (QTBIPOC) adolescents, and the mediating role of coping motives (i.e., drinking to cope) on these associations. <b><i>Methods:</i></b> Data were from a subsample of QTBIPOC adolescents who used alcohol in the past year (<i>n</i> = 1365) from a national U.S. sample of SGM adolescents aged 13-18 years. <b><i>Results:</i></b> Intersectional oppression-based stressors were associated with greater odds of recent alcohol use and hazardous drinking, as well as greater coping motives. Coping motives mediated the associations between intersectional-based stressors and both recent alcohol use and hazardous drinking among the aggregate sample of QTBIPOC adolescents, as well as among some subgroups of BIPOC adolescents. <b><i>Conclusions:</i></b> The results of this study highlight that intersectional oppression-based stressors are prevalent among QTBIPOC adolescents and serve as a risk factor for alcohol use and hazardous drinking. Multilevel interventions are needed to target and dismantle intersectional oppressions to address alcohol inequities impacting QTBIPOC adolescents. Drinking to cope motives mediated the associations between intersectional oppression-based stress and drinking outcomes, underscoring another important mechanism to target within a context of oppression in drinking interventions.</p>","PeriodicalId":18062,"journal":{"name":"LGBT health","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2024-07-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141555167","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Purpose: Sexually and racially minoritized people often have mistrust toward the healthcare system due to both perceived and actual experiences of discrimination. This may result in increased privacy concerns and a reluctance to share health-related information with health care providers. Drawing upon minority stress and an intersectionality framework, this study examines how rates of concealing health information differ between non-Hispanic White heterosexual people, non-Hispanic White lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) people, racially minoritized heterosexual people, and those who are both sexually and racially minoritized. Methods: Using nationally representative cross-sectional data from the Health Information National Trends Survey from 2017 and 2018 (n = 4575), we fit logistic regression models to examine (1) whether sexually and racially minoritized people conceal health information from their providers more than their counterparts and (2) whether this tendency increases for those with multiple marginalized identities. Furthermore, we fit linear regression models to examine whether and how concealing health information from providers are linked to health outcomes. Results: Sexually and racially minoritized people had higher odds of concealing health information from providers than their counterparts. Those with multiple marginalized identities had even higher odds of withholding health information than other groups. Finally, we found a significant negative association between concealing health information and mental health. Conclusion: Our findings underscore the need to consider how the intersection of multiple marginalized identities shape health experiences and concerns over privacy in health care matters. We call for further research to better understand the complex dynamics of patient-provider relationships for marginalized populations.
{"title":"The Concealment of Health Information at the Intersection of Sexual Orientation and Race.","authors":"Soocheol Cho, Robert T Gallagher","doi":"10.1089/lgbt.2023.0423","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1089/lgbt.2023.0423","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b><i>Purpose:</i></b> Sexually and racially minoritized people often have mistrust toward the healthcare system due to both perceived and actual experiences of discrimination. This may result in increased privacy concerns and a reluctance to share health-related information with health care providers. Drawing upon minority stress and an intersectionality framework, this study examines how rates of concealing health information differ between non-Hispanic White heterosexual people, non-Hispanic White lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) people, racially minoritized heterosexual people, and those who are both sexually and racially minoritized. <b><i>Methods:</i></b> Using nationally representative cross-sectional data from the Health Information National Trends Survey from 2017 and 2018 (<i>n</i> = 4575), we fit logistic regression models to examine (1) whether sexually and racially minoritized people conceal health information from their providers more than their counterparts and (2) whether this tendency increases for those with multiple marginalized identities. Furthermore, we fit linear regression models to examine whether and how concealing health information from providers are linked to health outcomes. <b><i>Results:</i></b> Sexually and racially minoritized people had higher odds of concealing health information from providers than their counterparts. Those with multiple marginalized identities had even higher odds of withholding health information than other groups. Finally, we found a significant negative association between concealing health information and mental health. <b><i>Conclusion:</i></b> Our findings underscore the need to consider how the intersection of multiple marginalized identities shape health experiences and concerns over privacy in health care matters. We call for further research to better understand the complex dynamics of patient-provider relationships for marginalized populations.</p>","PeriodicalId":18062,"journal":{"name":"LGBT health","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2024-07-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141538065","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Julian Gitelman, Brendan Smith, Christine M Warren, Alessandra T Andreacchi, Roman Pabayo, Erin Hobin
Purpose: Our objective was to estimate inequities in heavy drinking between heterosexual, gay or lesbian, and bisexual or pansexual individuals, by sex/gender, and to determine whether this association is heterogeneous across racially minoritized status and income groups in Canadians aged 15 and older. Methods: We pooled three Canadian Community Health Survey cycles (2015-2020) and used separate modified Poisson regressions to explore the sex/gender-specific association between sexual identity and heavy drinking prevalence by racially minoritized status, and income, adjusted for survey cycle, age, marital status, and region. Results: With racially minoritized status, and income categories collapsed, heavy drinking was 1.3 times higher (95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.0-1.7) among bisexual or pansexual women compared with heterosexual women, with no differences among men. Among racially minoritized women, heavy drinking was 2.9 (95% CI = 1.3-6.4) times higher among bisexual or pansexual women and 1.9 (95% CI = 0.7-5.2) times higher among gay or lesbian women compared with heterosexual women. Among racially minoritized men, heavy drinking was 1.9 (95% CI = 0.9-4.0) times higher among gay men compared with heterosexual men. No differences were observed across sexual identity in White men or women. Bisexual or pansexual women reported increased heavy drinking relative to heterosexual women across income quintiles. Conclusion: Heavy drinking is distributed heterogeneously across sexual identity, sex/gender, racially minoritized status, and income. These results encourage equity-focused interventions to reduce heavy drinking among intersecting sociodemographic groups experiencing a greater burden of heavy drinking.
{"title":"Sexual Identity and Heavy Drinking Among Adults in Canada by Racially Minoritized Status and Income, 2015-2020.","authors":"Julian Gitelman, Brendan Smith, Christine M Warren, Alessandra T Andreacchi, Roman Pabayo, Erin Hobin","doi":"10.1089/lgbt.2023.0187","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1089/lgbt.2023.0187","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b><i>Purpose:</i></b> Our objective was to estimate inequities in heavy drinking between heterosexual, gay or lesbian, and bisexual or pansexual individuals, by sex/gender, and to determine whether this association is heterogeneous across racially minoritized status and income groups in Canadians aged 15 and older. <b><i>Methods:</i></b> We pooled three Canadian Community Health Survey cycles (2015-2020) and used separate modified Poisson regressions to explore the sex/gender-specific association between sexual identity and heavy drinking prevalence by racially minoritized status, and income, adjusted for survey cycle, age, marital status, and region. <b><i>Results:</i></b> With racially minoritized status, and income categories collapsed, heavy drinking was 1.3 times higher (95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.0-1.7) among bisexual or pansexual women compared with heterosexual women, with no differences among men. Among racially minoritized women, heavy drinking was 2.9 (95% CI = 1.3-6.4) times higher among bisexual or pansexual women and 1.9 (95% CI = 0.7-5.2) times higher among gay or lesbian women compared with heterosexual women. Among racially minoritized men, heavy drinking was 1.9 (95% CI = 0.9-4.0) times higher among gay men compared with heterosexual men. No differences were observed across sexual identity in White men or women. Bisexual or pansexual women reported increased heavy drinking relative to heterosexual women across income quintiles. <b><i>Conclusion:</i></b> Heavy drinking is distributed heterogeneously across sexual identity, sex/gender, racially minoritized status, and income. These results encourage equity-focused interventions to reduce heavy drinking among intersecting sociodemographic groups experiencing a greater burden of heavy drinking.</p>","PeriodicalId":18062,"journal":{"name":"LGBT health","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2024-07-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141538064","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Thomas W Gaither, Tara Shahrvini, Nathan W Vincent, Marcia Russell, Mark S Litwin
Purpose: We evaluated the relationship between lifetime receptive anal intercourse (RAI) and the risk of common colorectal and urologic diagnoses. Methods: We conducted an internet-based survey on sensations during RAI between July 2022 and March 2023. We used multivariable logistic regression to assess the independent impact of lifetime RAI exposure on the diagnosis of common urologic and colorectal conditions. Participants completed a main survey and were invited to complete randomly assigned patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs), which measured pelvic symptoms, mental health symptoms, and sexual satisfaction. Results: In total, 1100 participants completed the main survey and 416 completed the PROMs. Participants of the main survey ranged from 18 to 78 years old and the median age of the sample was 32 years. There was no significant association between lifetime RAI exposure and any medical diagnosis, except for anal fissures, which increased linearly with additional RAI exposure. Both sexual satisfaction and mental health symptoms improved with RAI exposure. Conclusions: RAI was not associated with most of the colorectal and urologic diagnoses tested and was associated with fewer mental symptoms and increased sexual satisfaction. Development of anal fissures may be directly related to trauma of the anal canal from penetration.
目的:我们评估了终生接受性肛交(RAI)与常见结直肠和泌尿系统疾病诊断风险之间的关系。方法:我们在互联网上对 RAI 期间的感觉进行了调查:我们在 2022 年 7 月至 2023 年 3 月期间通过互联网对 RAI 期间的感觉进行了调查。我们使用多变量逻辑回归评估终生 RAI 暴露对常见泌尿系统和结直肠疾病诊断的独立影响。参与者完成了一项主要调查,并被邀请完成随机分配的患者报告结果测量(PROMs),该测量可测量骨盆症状、心理健康症状和性满意度。结果:共有 1100 名参与者完成了主要调查,416 名参与者完成了 PROMs。主调查的参与者年龄从 18 岁到 78 岁不等,样本年龄中位数为 32 岁。除肛裂外,一生中接触过的 RAI 与任何医疗诊断之间均无明显关联,而肛裂会随着接触 RAI 的增加而呈线性增加。性满意度和心理健康症状都会随着 RAI 暴露的增加而改善。结论:RAI 与所检测的大多数结直肠和泌尿系统诊断无关,而与较少的精神症状和较高的性满意度有关。肛裂的发生可能与插入造成的肛管创伤直接相关。
{"title":"Receptive Anal Intercourse: Impact on Colorectal and Urologic Diagnoses.","authors":"Thomas W Gaither, Tara Shahrvini, Nathan W Vincent, Marcia Russell, Mark S Litwin","doi":"10.1089/lgbt.2023.0469","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1089/lgbt.2023.0469","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b><i>Purpose:</i></b> We evaluated the relationship between lifetime receptive anal intercourse (RAI) and the risk of common colorectal and urologic diagnoses. <b><i>Methods:</i></b> We conducted an internet-based survey on sensations during RAI between July 2022 and March 2023. We used multivariable logistic regression to assess the independent impact of lifetime RAI exposure on the diagnosis of common urologic and colorectal conditions. Participants completed a main survey and were invited to complete randomly assigned patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs), which measured pelvic symptoms, mental health symptoms, and sexual satisfaction. <b><i>Results:</i></b> In total, 1100 participants completed the main survey and 416 completed the PROMs. Participants of the main survey ranged from 18 to 78 years old and the median age of the sample was 32 years. There was no significant association between lifetime RAI exposure and any medical diagnosis, except for anal fissures, which increased linearly with additional RAI exposure. Both sexual satisfaction and mental health symptoms improved with RAI exposure. <b><i>Conclusions:</i></b> RAI was not associated with most of the colorectal and urologic diagnoses tested and was associated with fewer mental symptoms and increased sexual satisfaction. Development of anal fissures may be directly related to trauma of the anal canal from penetration.</p>","PeriodicalId":18062,"journal":{"name":"LGBT health","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2024-07-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141538063","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-07-01Epub Date: 2023-10-20DOI: 10.1089/lgbt.2023.0085
Dean J Connolly, Santino Coduri-Fulford, Connor Tugulu, Meron Yalew, Elizabeth Moss, Justin C Yang
Purpose: This study aimed to measure the frequency of high-quality and transparent sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) data collection and reporting in highly cited current alcohol use research, using the extant literature to identify community-informed priorities for the measurement of these variables. Methods: A single search to identify alcohol use literature was conducted on PubMed with results restricted to primary research articles published between 2015 and 2022. The 200 most highly cited studies from each year were identified and their titles and abstracts reviewed against inclusion criteria after deduplication. After full-text review, study characteristics and data indicating quality of SOGI reporting were extracted. The fidelity of the results was verified with a random sample before analyses. Results: The final sample comprised 580 records. Few studies reported gender identity (n = 194; 33.4%) and, of these, 7.2% reported the associated gender identity measure. A two-stage approach to measure gender was adopted in 3 studies, one study used an open-ended question with a free-text response option, and 13 studies recorded nonbinary gender identities (reported by 0.9% of the whole sample). Nineteen (3.3%) studies reported sexual orientation and more than half of these provided the sexual orientation measure. Eight of the 20 studies that reported sexual orientation and/or gender identity measures were classified as sexual and gender minority specialist research. Conclusions: Culturally competent SOGI reporting is lacking in highly cited current alcohol research. SOGI measures should be disclosed in future research and should provide free-text response options.
{"title":"Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Reporting in Highly Cited Current Alcohol Research.","authors":"Dean J Connolly, Santino Coduri-Fulford, Connor Tugulu, Meron Yalew, Elizabeth Moss, Justin C Yang","doi":"10.1089/lgbt.2023.0085","DOIUrl":"10.1089/lgbt.2023.0085","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b><i>Purpose:</i></b> This study aimed to measure the frequency of high-quality and transparent sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) data collection and reporting in highly cited current alcohol use research, using the extant literature to identify community-informed priorities for the measurement of these variables. <b><i>Methods:</i></b> A single search to identify alcohol use literature was conducted on PubMed with results restricted to primary research articles published between 2015 and 2022. The 200 most highly cited studies from each year were identified and their titles and abstracts reviewed against inclusion criteria after deduplication. After full-text review, study characteristics and data indicating quality of SOGI reporting were extracted. The fidelity of the results was verified with a random sample before analyses. <b><i>Results:</i></b> The final sample comprised 580 records. Few studies reported gender identity (<i>n</i> = 194; 33.4%) and, of these, 7.2% reported the associated gender identity measure. A two-stage approach to measure gender was adopted in 3 studies, one study used an open-ended question with a free-text response option, and 13 studies recorded nonbinary gender identities (reported by 0.9% of the whole sample). Nineteen (3.3%) studies reported sexual orientation and more than half of these provided the sexual orientation measure. Eight of the 20 studies that reported sexual orientation and/or gender identity measures were classified as sexual and gender minority specialist research. <b><i>Conclusions:</i></b> Culturally competent SOGI reporting is lacking in highly cited current alcohol research. SOGI measures should be disclosed in future research and should provide free-text response options.</p>","PeriodicalId":18062,"journal":{"name":"LGBT health","volume":" ","pages":"340-347"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49679180","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-07-01Epub Date: 2024-02-01DOI: 10.1089/lgbt.2023.0050
Juan C Jauregui, Chenglin Hong, Ryan D Assaf, Nicole J Cunningham, Evan A Krueger, Risa Flynn, Ian W Holloway
Purpose: We explored correlates of cannabis risk and examined differences between sexual and gender minority (SGM) and cisgender heterosexual emerging adults (ages 18-29) in California. Methods: We recruited 1491 participants aged 18-29 years for a cross-sectional online survey. Ordinal logistic regressions assessed associations between minority stress (discrimination and internalized homophobia [IH]), social support (perceived social support and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer+ [LGBTQ+] community connectedness), and cannabis risk scores (low, medium, and high risk of developing problems related to their cannabis use). We also explored differences in cannabis risk scores by sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI). Results: Higher everyday discrimination scores were associated with increased odds of self-scoring in a higher cannabis risk range (adjusted odds ratio = 1.53, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.31-1.79). We found no significant associations for IH, LGBTQ+ community connectedness, or social support on cannabis risk scores. There were also no statistically significant differences by SOGI groups; however, SOGI did moderate the relationship between IH and cannabis risk score such that the slope for IH was 0.43 units higher for cisgender sexual minority women compared to cisgender sexual minority men (95% CI = 0.05-0.81). Conclusion: Our findings suggest that experiences of everyday discrimination are important contributors to developing cannabis-related problems and IH may have more pronounced effects for sexual minority women compared to sexual minority men. More research is needed to better understand risk and protective factors of cannabis risk to inform the development of culturally tailored interventions for SGM emerging adults.
目的: 我们探索了大麻风险的相关因素,并研究了加利福尼亚州性与性别少数群体 (SGM) 与同性异性恋新成人(18-29 岁)之间的差异。研究方法:我们招募了 1491 名 18-29 岁的参与者进行横截面在线调查。顺序逻辑回归评估了少数群体压力(歧视和内部化恐同症 [IH])、社会支持(感知的社会支持和女同性恋、男同性恋、双性恋、跨性别者和同性恋者+ [LGBTQ+] 社区联系)和大麻风险评分(与大麻使用有关的问题的低风险、中风险和高风险)之间的关联。我们还探讨了不同性取向和性别认同(SOGI)的大麻风险得分差异。研究结果较高的日常歧视分数与自我评分处于较高大麻风险范围的几率增加有关(调整后的几率比 = 1.53,95% 置信区间 [CI] = 1.31-1.79)。我们没有发现 IH、LGBTQ+ 社区联系或社会支持与大麻风险评分有明显关联。在统计学上,不同社会性别群体之间也没有显著差异;不过,社会性别群体确实缓和了 IH 与大麻风险得分之间的关系,例如,与同性别的性少数群体男性相比,同性别的性少数群体女性的 IH 斜率高出 0.43 个单位(95% CI = 0.05-0.81)。结论我们的研究结果表明,日常歧视经历是导致大麻相关问题的重要因素,与性少数群体男性相比,IH 对性少数群体女性的影响可能更为明显。需要进行更多的研究,以更好地了解大麻风险的风险因素和保护因素,为制定针对性少数群体新成人的文化干预措施提供信息。
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Pub Date : 2024-07-01Epub Date: 2024-02-06DOI: 10.1089/lgbt.2023.0003
Emylia Terry, Jennifer R Pharr, Ravi Batra, Kavita Batra
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to understand the factors associated with suicidal ideation and behavior and serious suicidal ideation and behavior among sexual minority women (SMW), including resilience, discrimination, mental health, and sociodemographic characteristics. Methods: Web-based surveys were conducted with SMW from across the United States during January-February, 2022 using psychometric valid tools. Bivariate, hierarchical regression, and logistic regression analyses were used to analyze the data. Results: Of 497 participants, 70% were identified as bisexual and 30% as lesbian. The mean scores for anxiety, depression, and stress were significantly higher among bisexual women compared to their lesbian counterparts (p < 0.05). The proportion of serious suicidal ideation and behavior was higher among bisexual women compared to lesbian women (53.9% vs. 41.2%, p = 0.012). Conversely, the mean scores of resilience were lower among bisexual women compared to lesbian women (139.7 ± 33.4 vs. 147.5 ± 33.6, p = 0.024). Lesbian women had nearly 57.4% lower odds of having serious suicidal ideation and behavior as compared to bisexual women (adjusted odds ratio = 0.426; p = 0.023). Experiencing anxiety, depression, victimization distress, and family discrimination distress were positively associated with serious suicidal ideation and behavior, whereas personal resilience and family cohesion were negatively associated with serious suicidal ideation and behavior. Conclusions: Tackling structural inequities such as racism and homophobia remains vital to improving the mental health of SMW. Interventions to strengthen social and familial supports may be particularly impactful, especially at the family level.
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Purpose: The objective of this study was to examine the association of designated sex at birth, body composition, and gender-affirming hormone treatment (GAHT) with the components of metabolic syndrome (MetS) (overweight/obesity, elevated blood pressure [BP], altered glucose metabolism, and dyslipidemia) in transgender/gender diverse (TGD) adolescents and young adults. Methods: TGD individuals underwent body composition studies by bioelectrical impedance analysis according to designated sex at birth, and their muscle-to-fat ratio (MFR) z-scores were calculated. Generalized estimating equations with binary logistic models (n = 326) were used to explore associations while adjusting for potential confounders. Results: A total of 55 TGD females and 111 TGD males, with mean age of 18 ± 1.9 years and median duration of GAHT of 1.4 years (interquartile range = 0.6-2.5), were enrolled. Overall, 118/166 (71%) of the TGD cohort showed evidence of at least one MetS component, with a significantly higher rate among TGD males compared with TGD females (91.1% vs. 50.9%, p < 0.001). TGD males were at increased odds for overweight/obesity, elevated/hypertensive BP, elevated triglycerides (TGs), and an atherogenic dyslipidemia index (TG/high-density lipoprotein cholesterol [HDL-c], TG:HDL-c). The odds of overweight/obesity increased by 44.9 for each standard deviation decrease in the MFR z-score, while the odds for an elevated TG:HDL-c index increased by 3.7. Psychiatric morbidity increased the odds for overweight/obesity by 2.89. Conclusions: After considering confounding variables, the TGD males on GAHT were found to be at an increased risk for cardiometabolic disease. Our observations support the importance of targeted medical nutrition intervention in this group of individuals.
{"title":"Body Composition and Metabolic Syndrome Components in Transgender/Gender Diverse Adolescents and Young Adults.","authors":"Ophir Borger, Liat Perl, Michal Yackobovitch-Gavan, Roni Sides, Avivit Brener, Anat Segev-Becker, Tamar Sheppes, Galit Weinstein, Asaf Oren, Yael Lebenthal","doi":"10.1089/lgbt.2023.0065","DOIUrl":"10.1089/lgbt.2023.0065","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b><i>Purpose:</i></b> The objective of this study was to examine the association of designated sex at birth, body composition, and gender-affirming hormone treatment (GAHT) with the components of metabolic syndrome (MetS) (overweight/obesity, elevated blood pressure [BP], altered glucose metabolism, and dyslipidemia) in transgender/gender diverse (TGD) adolescents and young adults. <b><i>Methods:</i></b> TGD individuals underwent body composition studies by bioelectrical impedance analysis according to designated sex at birth, and their muscle-to-fat ratio (MFR) z-scores were calculated. Generalized estimating equations with binary logistic models (<i>n</i> = 326) were used to explore associations while adjusting for potential confounders. <b><i>Results:</i></b> A total of 55 TGD females and 111 TGD males, with mean age of 18 ± 1.9 years and median duration of GAHT of 1.4 years (interquartile range = 0.6-2.5), were enrolled. Overall, 118/166 (71%) of the TGD cohort showed evidence of at least one MetS component, with a significantly higher rate among TGD males compared with TGD females (91.1% vs. 50.9%, <i>p</i> < 0.001). TGD males were at increased odds for overweight/obesity, elevated/hypertensive BP, elevated triglycerides (TGs), and an atherogenic dyslipidemia index (TG/high-density lipoprotein cholesterol [HDL-c], TG:HDL-c). The odds of overweight/obesity increased by 44.9 for each standard deviation decrease in the MFR z-score, while the odds for an elevated TG:HDL-c index increased by 3.7. Psychiatric morbidity increased the odds for overweight/obesity by 2.89. <b><i>Conclusions:</i></b> After considering confounding variables, the TGD males on GAHT were found to be at an increased risk for cardiometabolic disease. Our observations support the importance of targeted medical nutrition intervention in this group of individuals.</p>","PeriodicalId":18062,"journal":{"name":"LGBT health","volume":" ","pages":"359-369"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140336185","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}