在德克萨斯州的性少数群体中比较中风风险因素
Brittany Krenek1, Samuel Tundealao1, Jennifer E S Beauchamp2,3
1Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA.
International journal of behavioral medicine
|February 24, 2024
概括
同性恋和双性恋男性 (G/BM) 面临的中风风险高于女同性恋和双性恋女性 (L/BW). 这项研究突出了性少数群体中中风风险因素的差异,为有针对性的健康干预提供了信息.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 心血管健康 心血管健康
- 健康差异 在健康上的差异
背景情况:
- 关于中风风险和性少数群体 (SM) 人口中的差异,存在重大知识差距.
- 这项研究专门评估和比较同性恋/双性恋男性 (G/BM) 和女同性恋/双性恋女性 (L/BW) 之间的中风风险.
研究的目的:
- 调查和量化G/BM和L/BW之间中风风险因素的差异.
- 确定特定的社会人口统计和与健康相关的因素,这些因素导致中风风险差异在SM小组中.
主要方法:
- 在德克萨斯州对183名SM个人进行了横截面调查,使用双语 (英语/西班牙语) 纸笔,电话和在线格式.
- 奇方位和两个样本的t测试被用来比较G/BM和L/BW之间的社会人口统计和中风风险因素.
- 多重双项逻辑回归分析了性取向作为中风风险的预测因素,并调整了共变量.
主要成果:
- 在高血压,年龄,吸烟状况,胆固醇水平和G/BM和L/BW之间的HIV流行率中观察到统计学上显著的差异.
- 与L/BW相比,G/BM的中风风险增加的可能性是L/BW的2.79倍 (调整后几率比=2.79,p=0.032).
结论:
- 这项试点研究表明,G/BM可能比L/BW有更高的中风风险.
- 调查结果强调,需要进行量身定制的研究和干预措施,以满足G/BM和L/BW社区的独特健康需求,以改善心血管健康结果.
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