title: [Health and health-related behaviors according to sexual attraction and behavior].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  to Describe perceived health, mental health and certain health-related behaviors according to sexual attraction and behavior in the population residing in Barcelona in 2011.
  
  
  METHODS
  Perceived health, mental health, chronic conditions and health-related behaviors were analyzed in 2675 people aged 15 to 64 years. The Barcelona Health Survey for 2011 was used, which included questions on sexual attraction and behavior. Multivariate robust Poisson regression models were fitted to obtain adjusted prevalence ratios.
  
  
  RESULTS
  People feeling same-sex attraction reported a higher prevalence of worse perceived and mental health. These people and those who had had sex with persons of the same sex more frequently reported harmful health-related behaviors.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Lesbian, gay, transgender and bisexual people may have health problems that should be explored in depth, prevented, and attended.
authors.affiliation: Agència de Salut Pública de Barcelona, Barcelona, España; Unidad Docente de Medicina Preventiva y Salud Pública, PSMar-UPF-ASPB, Barcelona, España; CIBER de Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), España; Departament de Ciències Experimentals i de la Salut (CEXS), Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, España. Electronic address: gperez@aspb.cat.
authors.forename: Glòria
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pérez
authors.affiliation: Agència de Salut Pública de Barcelona, Barcelona, España; Unidad Docente de Medicina Preventiva y Salud Pública, PSMar-UPF-ASPB, Barcelona, España.
authors.forename: Marc
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Martí-Pastor
authors.affiliation: Agència de Salut Pública de Barcelona, Barcelona, España; CIBER de Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), España.
authors.forename: Mercè
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gotsens
authors.affiliation: Agència de Salut Pública de Barcelona, Barcelona, España.
authors.forename: Xavier
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Bartoll
authors.affiliation: Agència de Salut Pública de Barcelona, Barcelona, España; CIBER de Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), España; Programa de Pediatria, Obstetrícia i Ginecologia, Medicina Preventiva i Salut Pública, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, España.
authors.forename: Elia
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Diez
authors.affiliation: Agència de Salut Pública de Barcelona, Barcelona, España; CIBER de Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), España; Departament de Ciències Experimentals i de la Salut (CEXS), Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, España.
authors.forename: Carme
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Borrell
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001294:Attitude to Health; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008603:Mental Health; D008875:Middle Aged; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D013030:Spain; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Bisexualidad; Bisexuality; Conducta sexual; Encuestas de salud; Estado de salud; Estilos de vida; Female homosexuality; Health status; Health surveys; Homosexualidad femenina; Homosexualidad masculina; Life styles; Male homosexuality; Personas transexuales; Sexual behavior; Transgendered persons