Metabolic Syndrome and Economic Strain among Sexual Minority Young Adults

Citation

Goldberg, Shoshana K.; Conron, Kerith J.; & Halpern, Carolyn Tucker (2019). Metabolic Syndrome and Economic Strain among Sexual Minority Young Adults. LGBT Health, 6(1), 1-8. PMCID: PMC6352495

Abstract

PURPOSE: The study tested if sexual orientation is associated with metabolic syndrome (MetS) in young adulthood (ages 24-32), and if economic strain impacts associations.
METHODS: Gender-stratified logistic regressions were fit among 11,575 young adults (1644 sexual minority [SM]) in Wave IV of The National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health.
RESULTS: MetS was not associated with sexual orientation for either gender, yet economic strain was more prevalent among both SM males and females. Additional MetS risk factors (smoking, binge drinking, and lower education) emerged for SM females.
CONCLUSION: Although MetS did not differ by sexual orientation, emergent sexual orientation disparities among females suggest increased future risk.

URL

http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/lgbt.2018.0053

Reference Type

Journal Article

Year Published

2019

Journal Title

LGBT Health

Author(s)

Goldberg, Shoshana K.
Conron, Kerith J.
Halpern, Carolyn Tucker

PMCID

PMC6352495

ORCiD

Halpern - 0000-0003-4278-5646