Open AccessDisparities in the hospital cost of cardiometabolic diseases among lesbian, gay, and bisexual Canadians: a population-based cohort study using linked data
Author(s) -
Neeru Gupta,
Zihao Sheng
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
canadian journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.64
H-Index - 72
eISSN - 1920-7476
pISSN - 0008-4263
DOI - 10.17269/s41997-020-00296-4
Subject(s) - medicine , sexual minority , population , demography , lesbian , cohort , sexual identity , health equity , context (archaeology) , gerontology , public health , environmental health , psychology , human sexuality , nursing , gender studies , paleontology , sociology , psychoanalysis , biology
Sexual identity has been recognized as a social determinant of health; however, evidence is limited on sexual minority status as a possible contributor to inequalities in cardiometabolic outcomes and the related hospital burden. This study aimed to investigate the association between sexual identity and hospital costs for cardiometabolic diseases among a cohort of Canadians using linked survey and administrative data.