Demographic characteristics and health status of transgender adults in select US regions: Behavioral risk factor surveillance system, 2014

I.H. Meyer, T.N.T. Brown, J.L. Herman, S.L. Reisner and W.O. Bockting

American Journal of Public Health, 2017, vol. 107, issue 4, 582-589

Abstract: Objectives. To describe the health status of the transgender population in the United States. Methods. We used 2014 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System data that comprised a probability sample from 19 US states and Guam (n = 151 456). Results. Bivariate analyses showed that, in comparison with cisgender individuals, transgender individuals had a higher prevalence of poor general health (odds ratio [OR] = 1.7; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.2, 2.4), more days per month of poor physical (b = 2.43; 95% CI = 0.61, 4.24; P

Date: 2017
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