Differences in childhood body mass index between lesbian/gay and bisexual and heterosexual female adolescents: A follow-back study.
Kate E KeenanKristen WroblewskiPhoenix A MatthewsAlison E HipwellStephanie D SteppPublished in: PloS one (2018)
Lesbian and bisexual adolescents report greater loneliness and peer victimization as children than heterosexual adolescents; these stressors confer risk for higher BMI among LGB females. These data underscore the importance of research on the social determinants of health. The hypothesis that the social stressors may partially account for differences in BMI and other cardiometabolic risk factors between LGB and heterosexual females should be addressed in future research.
Keyphrases
- young adults
- body mass index
- physical activity
- men who have sex with men
- risk factors
- hiv positive
- healthcare
- weight gain
- hiv testing
- childhood cancer
- public health
- mental health
- current status
- south africa
- hepatitis c virus
- artificial intelligence
- health promotion
- human immunodeficiency virus
- climate change
- deep learning
- data analysis