Disability Among Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Adults: Disparities in Prevalence and Risk

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• Alternative Title:
  Am J Public Health
• Personal Author:
  Fredriksen-Goldsen, Karen I. ; Kim, Hyun-Jun ; Barkan, Susan E.
• Description:
  Objectives
  
  We used population-based data to comprehensively examine disability among lesbian, gay, and bisexual adults.
  
  Methods
  
  We estimated prevalence of disability and its covariates and compared by sexual orientation by utilizing data from the Washington State Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (n=82531) collected in 2003, 2005, 2007, and 2009. We used multivariate logistic regression to examine the relationship between disability and sexual orientation, after we controlled for covariates of disability.
  
  Results
  
  Findings indicated that the prevalence of disability is higher among lesbian, gay, and bisexual adults compared with their heterosexual counterparts; lesbian, gay, and bisexual adults with disabilities are significantly younger than heterosexual adults with disabilities. Higher disability prevalence among lesbians and among bisexual women and men remained significant after we controlled for covariates of disability.
  
  Conclusions
  
  Higher rates of disability among lesbian, gay, and bisexual adults are of major concern. Efforts are needed to prevent, delay, and reduce disabilities as well as to improve the quality of life for lesbian, gay, and bisexual adults with disabilities. Future prevention and intervention efforts need to address the unique concerns of these groups.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Adult Bisexuality Disabled Persons Female Health Status Disparities Homosexuality, Female Homosexuality, Male Humans Logistic Models Male Middle Aged Odds Ratio Prevalence Risk Factors Sex Factors Socioeconomic Factors

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• Source:
  Am J Public Health. 102(1):e16-e21.
• Pubmed ID:
  22095356
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC3490559
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  R01 AG026526/AG/NIA NIH HHS/United States ; U58/CCU002118-17/PHS HHS/United States ; U58/CCU022819-1/PHS HHS/United States ; U58/CCU022819-2/PHS HHS/United States ; U58/CCU022819-3/PHS HHS/United States ; U58/CCU022819-4/PHS HHS/United States ; U58/CCU022819-5/PHS HHS/United States ; U58/DP001996-1/DP/NCCDPHP CDC HHS/United States
• Place as Subject:
  Washington
• Volume:
  102
• Issue:
  1
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:bda1f0ea1a80a16113daf5d34555a5f252e739d4548652e37b4ae2037eff3cd6
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/33464/cdc_33464_DS1.pdf
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