The association between sexual orientation, BMI, obesity diagnosis, and provider recommendation for weight management.

ABSTRACT:

Background

National data show that lesbian and bisexual women are more likely to be obese compared to straight women. However little is known about whether provider recommendation for weight management varies across these populations. Furthermore, health care providers have explicit and implicit preferences for straight people in comparison to lesbian or gay people. There is little research that exists depicting how this preference affects quality of patient care. The purpose of the study is: to compare, among lesbian, bisexual, and straight females with BMIs ≥ 30: (1) the average Body Mass Index (BMI); (2) receipt of a diagnostic code for obesity; and (3) receipt of a provider recommendation for weight management.

Methods

We performed a cross-sectional study of 534 patient

SUBMITTER: Wolfgang KM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8793187 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature