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Alternative Title:
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep
Publisher's site:
http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm6732a4
Personal Author:
Cunningham, Timothy J. ; Xu, Fang ; Town, Machell
Cunningham, Timothy J. ; Xu, Fang ; Town, Machell Less -
Description:
In recent decades, public health awareness of health disparities among lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) populations has increased (1). Healthy People 2020 included objectives to improve health of LGBT persons.| Five key health-related behaviors were found to be likely associated with reduced all-cause mortality: never smoking, performing regular physical activity, consuming no or moderate amounts of alcohol, having a normal body weight, and obtaining sufficient sleep daily (2). CDC estimated these five health-related behaviors among adults aged ≥21 years by sexual orientation and transgender status using data from the 2016 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) in 25 U.S. states and Guam. Patterns of these five health-related behaviors varied by sexual orientation among men and women, and among transgender adults. Lesbian and bisexual women were less likely to engage in all five health-related behaviors than were heterosexual women (5.4% and 6.9%, respectively, versus 10.6%). Compared with cisgender| adults, male-to-female transgender adults were less likely to engage in any two of five health-related behaviors (12.3% versus 18.6%). Male-to-female transgender adults, however, were more likely to engage in any three of five health-related behaviors than were female-to-male transgender adults (47.2% versus 28.2%). The number of health-related behaviors did not differ between gay or bisexual men and heterosexual men. Continued efforts are needed to target LGBT populations for overall well-being, including strategies for health promotion and engagement in health-related behaviors.
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Adult Aged Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Chronic Disease Female Full Report Health Behavior Humans Male Middle Aged Prevalence Sexual And Gender Minorities Young Adult
Source:
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 67(32):888-893.
Pubmed ID:
30114006
Pubmed Central ID:
PMC6095649
Document Type:
Journal Article
Place as Subject:
Guam ; United States
Guam ; United States Less -
Collection(s):
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
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https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/58782/cdc_58782_DS1.pdf
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