Lesbians reported a higher rate of excessive drinking than did bisexual women bisexual men reported a higher rate of diabetes and a lower rate of being tested for HIV than did gay men.Ĭonclusions. Lesbians and bisexual women had higher risk of cardiovascular disease and obesity, and gay and bisexual men had higher risk of poor physical health and living alone than did heterosexuals. LGB older adults had higher risk of disability, poor mental health, smoking, and excessive drinking than did heterosexuals. We analyzed data from the 2003–2010 Washington State Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (n = 96 992) on health outcomes, chronic conditions, access to care, behaviors, and screening by gender and sexual orientation with adjusted logistic regressions.
We investigated health disparities among lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) adults aged 50 years and older.
