Lbians, gay men face very different heart disease risks: US rdiac experts

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LBIANS, GAY MEN FACE VERY DIFFERENT HEART DISEASE RISKS: US RDIAC EXPERTS

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Lbian, gay and bisexual adults were 36 percent ls likely than heterosexual adults to have ial rdvascular health, the Amerin Heart Associatn nclud 2018, based on surveys of risk factors like smokg and blood gluse levels. The Centers for Disease Control and Preventn reports that around 25 percent of lbian, gay or bisexual adults ed a mercial tobac product 2020, pared wh 18. The Gay and Lbian Medil Associatn offers a directory on s webse that allows patients to fd health profsnals.

Gay and bisexual men, on the other hand, are ually at lower risk of heart disease than men who intify as heterosexual, the study thors found — as long as those gay and bisexual men don’t live ral areas. Rearchers believe there may be a number of explanatns for the differenc heart disease risk between heterosexuals and people who intify as gay or bisexual. For example, earlier studi suggt that gays and lbians may experience more mental health issu and are more likely to lay health re than heterosexuals.

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Conversely, gay and bisexual men had signifintly better rdvascular health than heterosexual men if the gay men lived urban areas. The rearchers suggted that gay men ridg ral lol might be subject to more strsors, such as discrimatn, sleep problems or other ncerns that uld impact their rdvascular health.

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Lbians, gay men face very different heart disease risks: US rdiac experts .

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