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/).
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