Open AccessSexual Identity, Adverse Life Experiences, and Cardiovascular Health in Women
Author(s) -
Billy A Caceres,
Nina Marković,
Donald Edmondson,
Tonda L. Hughes
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of cardiovascular nursing/the journal of cardiovascular nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.622
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1550-5049
pISSN - 0889-4655
DOI - 10.1097/jcn.0000000000000588
Subject(s) - medicine , odds ratio , demography , body mass index , sexual minority , confidence interval , logistic regression , sexual identity , clinical psychology , gynecology , gerontology , sexual orientation , psychology , human sexuality , social psychology , gender studies , sociology
Adverse life experiences (ALE; eg, discrimination and sexual abuse) may contribute to cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk in sexual minority women (SMW), but few studies have tested whether ALE explain the association of sexual identity with cardiovascular health (CVH) markers in women.