Title | Influence of Stress, Gender, and Minority Status on Cardiovascular Disease Risk in the Hispanic/Latino Community: Protocol for a Longitudinal Observational Cohort Study. |
Publication Type | Publication |
Year | 2021 |
Authors | Poteat T, Gallo LC, Harkness A, Isasi CR, Matthews P, Schneiderman N, Thyagarajan B, Daviglus ML, Sotres-Alvarez D, Perreira KM |
Journal | JMIR Res Protoc |
Volume | 10 |
Issue | 5 |
Pagination | e28997 |
Date Published | 2021 May 06 |
ISSN | 1929-0748 |
Abstract | BACKGROUND: Hispanic/Latino sexual and gender minorities (SGM) are the fastest growing ethnic group of SGM in the United States. Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among Hispanics/Latinos. SGM inequities in CVD risk have been identified as early as young adulthood, and minority stress has been identified as a potential mediator. Yet, the small number of ethnic or racial minority participants in SGM studies have precluded the examination of the intersections of sexual orientation, gender identity, and race and ethnicity.OBJECTIVE: Minority stress models conceptualize relationships between stressors in minority groups and health outcomes. In this study, we will (1) examine the influence of sexual orientation and gender identity on CVD risk among all Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL) participants at visit 3 (2021-2024; N~9300); (2) model pathways from sexual orientation and gender identity to CVD risk through stigma, discrimination, and stress in a 1:2 matched subcohort of SGM and non-SGM participants at visit 3 (n~1680); and (3) examine the influence of resilience factors on sexual orientation or gender identity and CVD risk relationships among subcohort participants at visit 3 (n~1680).METHODS: This study will leverage existing data from the parent HCHS/SOL study (collected since 2008) while collecting new data on sexual orientation, gender identity, stigma, discrimination, stress, coping, social support, and CVD risk. Data analysis will follow the SGM minority stress model, which states that excess stigma against SGM populations leads to minority stress that increases CVD risk. In this model, coping and social support serve as resilience factors that can mitigate the impact of minority stress on CVD risk. Cross-sectional and longitudinal regression models as well as structural equation models will be used to test these relationships.RESULTS: This study was funded by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute in March 2020. Recruitment is scheduled to begin in the first quarter of 2021 and continue through 2024.CONCLUSIONS: Understanding the influence of stigma-induced stress on CVD risk among Hispanic/Latino SGM has significant implications for the development of culturally specific CVD risk reduction strategies. Study findings will be used to build on identified Hispanic/Latino cultural strengths to inform adaptation and testing of family and community acceptance interventions.INTERNATIONAL REGISTERED REPORT IDENTIFIER (IRRID): PRR1-10.2196/28997. |
DOI | 10.2196/28997 |
Alternate Journal | JMIR Res Protoc |
PubMed ID | 33955843 |
PubMed Central ID | PMC8138714 |
Grant List | R01 HL149778 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States N01HC65236 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States N01HC65235 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States N01HC65234 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States R25 MH067127 / MH / NIMH NIH HHS / United States N01HC65237 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States P30 DK020541 / DK / NIDDK NIH HHS / United States P60 DK020541 / DK / NIDDK NIH HHS / United States P2C HD050924 / HD / NICHD NIH HHS / United States P30 DK111022 / DK / NIDDK NIH HHS / United States N01HC65233 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States |
Influence of Stress, Gender, and Minority Status on Cardiovascular Disease Risk in the Hispanic/Latino Community: Protocol for a Longitudinal Observational Cohort Study.
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