Smoking-Attributable Doctor Visits and Emergency Room Utilization and Costs by California's Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Community

The lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) community is known to smoke at greater rates than the general population, but there has been no study estimating the impact of cigarette smoking on healthcare utilization and costs in the LGB population. Using data from the 2005-2014 California Health Interview S...

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Published in:Journal of homosexuality 2022-08, Vol.69 (10), p.1760-1776
Main Authors: Max, Wendy, Stark, Brad, Sung, Hai-Yen, Offen, Naphtali
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
bisexual
Bisexuality
Community
Costs
gay
Gays & lesbians
Health care
Health care expenditures
Health services
Health services utilization
healthcare costs
healthcare utilization
Homosexuality
lesbian
Lesbianism
LGB community
Physicians
Sexual orientation
Smoking
tobacco
Visits
Women
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Summary:The lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) community is known to smoke at greater rates than the general population, but there has been no study estimating the impact of cigarette smoking on healthcare utilization and costs in the LGB population. Using data from the 2005-2014 California Health Interview Surveys, we determine smoking-attributable healthcare utilization and costs among California's LGB-identified community. Our findings indicate that lesbian/bisexual women who smoke incur excess doctor visits and emergency room visits compared to their never smoking counterparts. No statistically significant differences were found for gay/bisexual men. Annual smoking-attributable costs were $58.3 million for the California LGB community (2019 dollars).
ISSN:0091-8369
1540-3602
DOI:10.1080/00918369.2021.1923277