Vascular Health in Sexual and Gender Minoritized Individuals

The goal of this study is (1) to assess the prevalence of vascular risk factors in sexual and gender minoritized (SGM) adults using the American Heart Association's Life's Essential 8 framework and (2) to identify how cumulative psychosocial stress affects vascular risk factor prevalence in SGM adults. This study is a collaboration with The Population Research in Identity and Disparities for Equality (PRIDE) Study (https://www.pridestudy.org/).  

Region: 
North America
category research: 
Stroke/Vascular Neurology
BALANCE Investigators: