Health and health risks among sexual minority women: an examination of 3 subgroups.
We used 2001-2010 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey data to examine insurance status, source of routine care, cigarette and alcohol use, and self-rated health among lesbian, bisexual, and heterosexual women who have sex with women, compared with heterosexual women who do not have sex with women. We found higher risks of being uninsured among lesbian and bisexual women, worse self-rated health among bisexual women, higher alcohol use among bisexual and heterosexual women who have sex with women, and higher smoking across all subgroups.
Julia M. Przedworski, Donna D. McAlpine, and Pinar Karaca-Mandic are with the Division of Health Policy and Management, and Nicole A. VanKim is with the Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, University of Minnesota School of Public Health, Minneapolis.
Julia M
JM
Przedworski
Donna D
DD
McAlpine
Pinar
P
Karaca-Mandic
Nicole A
NA
VanKim
D000328:Adult; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000453:epidemiology; D001727:Bisexuality / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D054624:Health Status Disparities; D020010:Heterosexuality / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D018452:Homosexuality, Female / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D017057:Medically Uninsured / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008875:Middle Aged; D008913:Minority Groups / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D009749:Nutrition Surveys; D012307:Risk Factors; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D016387:Women's Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D055815:Young Adult