Preventable mortality among sexual minority Canadians.
Mortality
Sexual and gender minorities
Social determinants of health
Journal
SSM - population health
ISSN: 2352-8273
Titre abrégé: SSM Popul Health
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101678841
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Dec 2022
Dec 2022
Historique:
received:
02
08
2022
revised:
02
10
2022
accepted:
23
10
2022
entrez:
7
11
2022
pubmed:
8
11
2022
medline:
8
11
2022
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Epidemiologic studies point to multiple health inequities among sexual minority people, but few studies have examined mortality. Some causes of death are more preventable than others, and access to prevention is theorized to follow patterns of access to social and material resources. The objective of this study is to compare estimates of preventable mortality between sexual minority (SM)-i.e., bisexual, lesbian, gay-and heterosexual adults in Canada. A population-based retrospective cohort with 442,260 (unweighted N) Canadian adults, ages 18-59 years, was drawn from the Canadian Community Health Survey/Canadian Mortality Database linked database (2003-2017). The Rutstein preventability rating index was used to classify cause-specific mortality (low/high). Longitudinal analyses were conducted using Cox proportional hazards models. SM respondents had higher hazard of all-cause mortality (unadjusted hazard ratio [uHR] 1.28, 95% CI 1.06, 1.55). The uHR increased when the outcome was limited to highly-preventable causes of mortality (uHR 1.43, 95% CI 1.14, 1.80). The uHR further increased in sensitivity analyses using higher thresholds of the Rutstein index. SM respondents had higher hazard of cause-specific mortality for heart disease (uHR 1.53, 95% CI 1.03, 2.29), accidents (uHR 1.97, 95% CI 1.01, 3.86), HIV (uHR 75.69, 95% CI 18.77, 305.20), and suicide (uHR 2.22, 95% CI 0.93, 5.30) but not for cancer (uHR 0.86, 95% CI 0.60, 1.25). The adjusted HR (aHR) for highly-preventable mortality was not attenuated by adjustment for confounders (aHR 1.57, 95% CI 1.20, 2.05) but was reduced by adjustment for hypothesized mediators relating to access to social and material resources (marital status, children, income, education; aHR 1.11, 95% CI 0.78, 1.58). Preventable mortality was elevated for SM Canadians compared to heterosexuals. Early and broad access to sexual minority-affirming primary and preventive healthcare should be expanded.
Sections du résumé
Background
UNASSIGNED
Epidemiologic studies point to multiple health inequities among sexual minority people, but few studies have examined mortality. Some causes of death are more preventable than others, and access to prevention is theorized to follow patterns of access to social and material resources. The objective of this study is to compare estimates of preventable mortality between sexual minority (SM)-i.e., bisexual, lesbian, gay-and heterosexual adults in Canada.
Methods
UNASSIGNED
A population-based retrospective cohort with 442,260 (unweighted N) Canadian adults, ages 18-59 years, was drawn from the Canadian Community Health Survey/Canadian Mortality Database linked database (2003-2017). The Rutstein preventability rating index was used to classify cause-specific mortality (low/high). Longitudinal analyses were conducted using Cox proportional hazards models.
Results
UNASSIGNED
SM respondents had higher hazard of all-cause mortality (unadjusted hazard ratio [uHR] 1.28, 95% CI 1.06, 1.55). The uHR increased when the outcome was limited to highly-preventable causes of mortality (uHR 1.43, 95% CI 1.14, 1.80). The uHR further increased in sensitivity analyses using higher thresholds of the Rutstein index. SM respondents had higher hazard of cause-specific mortality for heart disease (uHR 1.53, 95% CI 1.03, 2.29), accidents (uHR 1.97, 95% CI 1.01, 3.86), HIV (uHR 75.69, 95% CI 18.77, 305.20), and suicide (uHR 2.22, 95% CI 0.93, 5.30) but not for cancer (uHR 0.86, 95% CI 0.60, 1.25). The adjusted HR (aHR) for highly-preventable mortality was not attenuated by adjustment for confounders (aHR 1.57, 95% CI 1.20, 2.05) but was reduced by adjustment for hypothesized mediators relating to access to social and material resources (marital status, children, income, education; aHR 1.11, 95% CI 0.78, 1.58).
Conclusions
UNASSIGNED
Preventable mortality was elevated for SM Canadians compared to heterosexuals. Early and broad access to sexual minority-affirming primary and preventive healthcare should be expanded.
Identifiants
pubmed: 36337988
doi: 10.1016/j.ssmph.2022.101276
pii: S2352-8273(22)00255-5
pmc: PMC9634359
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
101276Subventions
Organisme : NICHD NIH HHS
ID : P2C HD050924
Pays : United States
Informations de copyright
© 2022 The Authors.
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