The Health of Agg Lbian, Gay and Bisexual Adults California - PMC

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THE HEALTH OF AGG LBIAN, GAY AND BISEXUAL ADULTS CALIFORNIA

Kev Maxen has bee the first male ach a US men’s profsnal sports league to e out as gay. * age and homosexuality *

PMCID: PMC3698220NIHMSID: NIHMS472438SUMMARYRearch on the health of lbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) adults generally overlooks the chronic ndns that are the most mon health ncerns of olr adults. 3%) intified as lbian, gay or bisexual 2007.

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Lbian, Gay and Bisexual Adults Ag 50–70: More Eduted, Livg AloneAgg LGB adults pared to agg heterosexual adults California are typilly at the younger end of the 50–70 year old age-range, ls likely to be female, ls likely to be members of a racial/ethnic mory, and have higher and tnal attament (Exhib 1). Half of agg gay/bisexual adult men live alone pared to 13. About one-third of agg gay/bisexual adult men are married or livg wh a partner while more than three-fourths of heterosexual men are married or livg wh a partner.

The rt of agg gay/bisexual adult men live wh others but not wh a spoe or partner.

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Exhib 3Health Condns Among LGB Men and Women and Risk Rats Comparg Agg Gay/Bisexual Men and Lbian/Bisexual Women to Agg Heterosexual Men and Women, Controllg for Age, Race/Ethnicy, Low-Ine and Edutn, California, 2003–2007Health CondnsUnadjted Rate Among Gay/Bisexual (GB) Men, Ag 50–70Agg GB Men Compared to Agg Heterosexual Men After Adjtg for Populatn Differenc (Relative Risk)Unadjted Rate Among Lbian/Bisexual (LB) Women, Ag 50–70Agg LB Women Compared to Agg Heterosexual Women After Adjtg for Populatn Differenc (Relative Risk)Heart Disease12. 26* tim higherExhib 4Accs to Care Among Agg LGB Men and Women, and Risk Rats Comparg Agg Gay/Bisexual Men and Lbian/Bisexual Women to Agg Heterosexual Men and Women, Controllg for Age, Race/Ethnicy, Insurance, Low-Ine and Edutn, California, 2003–2007Accs and Utilizatn Past YearUnadjted Rate Among Gay/Bisexual (GB) Men, Ag 50–70Agg GB Men Compared to Agg Heterosexual Men After Adjtg for Populatn Differenc (Relative Risk)Unadjted Rate Among Lbian/Bisexual (LB) Women, Ag 50–70Agg LB Women Compared to Agg Heterosexual Women After Adjtg for Populatn Differenc (Relative Risk)Delay of Care (CHIS 2003 & CHIS 2007)14. 49 tim higher, not signifintAgg Lbian, Gay and Bisexual Adults More Likely to Suffer om Some Chronic CondnsExhib 3 shows several health ndns parg agg gay/bisexual men wh agg heterosexual men and agg lbian/bisexual women wh agg heterosexual women, after adjtg for differenc social and mographic characteristics.

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