Social determinants of health in lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and other sexual and gender minority (LGBTQ+) older adults: Impact of socioeconomic disadvantage on inpatient hospitalizations

Jennifer T May, Devon Noonan and Susan G Silva

PLOS ONE, 2025, vol. 20, issue 9, 1-13

Abstract: Introduction: Little is known about the impact of socioeconomic disadvantage on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and other sexual and gender minority (LGBTQ+) older adults (≥50 years). The aim of this study is to determine whether the distribution of LGBTQ+ inpatient hospitalizations are related to structural socioeconomic factors. Methods: A secondary analysis of retrospective electronic health record data for LGBTQ+ older adults hospitalized from 2018 to 2022 was conducted at one large health system. The average county area deprivation index where the patient resided was calculated. Results: The analysis included 2270 LGBTQ+ older adult inpatient hospitalizations, with 1508 (66.4%) from low socioeconomic disadvantage, 595 (26.3%) from moderate socioeconomic disadvantage; and 17 (7.4%) from high socioeconomic disadvantage counties (p

Date: 2025
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