Prevalent Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Among Veterans by Sexual Orientation.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Seven million lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) adults will be aged >50 years by 2030; assessing and addressing their risk for cardiovascular disease is critical.

Methods and results

We analyzed a nationwide cohort using the Veterans Health Administration data. Sexual orientation (SO) was classified via a validated natural language processing algorithm. Prevalent atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) (history of acute myocardial infarction, ischemic stroke, or revascularization) was identified via International Classification of Diseases, Ninth and Tenth Revision (ICD-9 and ICD-10) codes. The index date was the date of the first primary care appointment on or after October 1, 2009. We ascertained covariates and prevalent ASCVD in the y

SUBMITTER: Streed CG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11681393 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature