American Journal of Public Health · 2001 · 222 citations · 19 references
MedicineHealth BehaviorPreventive MedicinePopulation HealthReproductive HealthWomen's HealthLesbian StudiesLgbtq Health StudiesPhysical Activity EpidemiologySex Differences In HealthSexual HealthSexual Health PreventionGender Differences In HealthHealth-promoting BehaviorsLesbian HealthLgbtq Sexual HealthPapanicolaou TestSexual Minority HealthSexual Risk PreventionWomen’s Preventive Health
OBJECTIVES: This study compared the prevalence of health behaviors among lesbians and in the general population of women. METHODS: We used a cross-sectional community-based survey of 1010 self-identified lesbians 18 years or older. RESULTS: Compared with the general population of women, lesbians were more likely to report cigarette use, alcohol use, and heavy alcohol use. A higher percentage of lesbians were categorized as overweight, and lesbians were more likely to participate in vigorous physical activity. They were less likely to report having had a Papanicolaou test within the past 2 years but more likely to report ever having had a mammogram. CONCLUSIONS: While there may be differences in health behaviors between lesbians and the general population of women, how these differences influence the risk of subsequent disease is unknown.
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Actual Causes of Death in the United States
J. Michael McGinnis · JAMA · 1993 · 5.4K citations
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