Do sexual minorities believe that they die earlier? Results from a large, representative survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

While various consequences of belonging to sexual minorities have been examined - it remains completely unclear whether sexual minorities believe that they die earlier. Thus, our aim was to investigate the association between sexual orientation and expected longevity.

Methods

Data from the German Ageing Survey, a nationally representative sample, were used (year 2014, n = 6,424 individuals; mean age: 63.6 years). It included individuals residing in private households aged 40 years and over in Germany. Sexual orientation (heterosexual; sexual minorities including homosexual, bisexual, or other) served as key independent variable. As outcome, we used the expected life expectancy. In multiple linear regressions it was adjusted for gender, age, education, marital stat

SUBMITTER: Hajek A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10648699 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature