2023
Prevalence and correlates of current cigarette smoking among transgender women in Argentina
Cartujano-Barrera F, Mejia R, Radusky P, Cardozo N, Duarte M, Fabian S, Caballero R, Zalazar V, Ramos-Pibernus A, Alpert A, Cupertino A, Frola C, Aristegui I. Prevalence and correlates of current cigarette smoking among transgender women in Argentina. Frontiers In Public Health 2023, 11: 1279969. PMID: 38115852, PMCID: PMC10728477, DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1279969.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGender identity stigmaCurrent cigarette smokingTransgender womenIdentity stigmaAssociated with current cigarette smokingHistory of sex workSubstance useCigarette smokingHazardous drinkingBuenos AiresPrevalence of current cigarette smokingPerceived health statusSexual violenceTransgender individualsSmoking cessation interventionsBaseline dataSex workCisgender womenAssociated with educationSecondary data analysisProspective cohort studyPoliceHazardous alcohol drinkingLogistic regression modelsCessation interventionsDisparities in health condition diagnoses among aging transgender and cisgender medicare beneficiaries, 2008-2017
Hughto J, Varma H, Babbs G, Yee K, Alpert A, Hughes L, Ellison J, Downing J, Shireman T. Disparities in health condition diagnoses among aging transgender and cisgender medicare beneficiaries, 2008-2017. Frontiers In Endocrinology 2023, 14: 1102348. PMID: 36992801, PMCID: PMC10040837, DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2023.1102348.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth condition diagnosisCisgender individualsMedicare beneficiariesHealth diagnosisProportion of transgenderMedicare fee-for-service dataGender differencesModifiable risk factorsTrans masculineTransgender individualsTransgender populationCisgender sampleCisgender maleTransgenderMonths of enrollmentCisgenderNon-HispanicCondition diagnosisBetween-group gender differencesDocumented disparitiesNational estimatesHealth conditionsAnalytic sampleEnrollment lengthHighest burden
2022
Improving Data-Driven Methods to Identify and Categorize Transgender Individuals by Gender in Insurance Claims Data
Hughto J, Hughes L, Yee K, Downing J, Ellison J, Alpert A, Jasuja G, Shireman T. Improving Data-Driven Methods to Identify and Categorize Transgender Individuals by Gender in Insurance Claims Data. LGBT Health 2022, 9: 254-263. PMID: 35290746, PMCID: PMC9150133, DOI: 10.1089/lgbt.2021.0433.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransgender peopleGender categoriesTransgender individualsSample of transgender individualsChronic health conditionsTransgender populationTransgender samplesSex-specific conditionsOdds of post-traumatic stress disorderDrug use disordersHealth conditionsHealth disparitiesGender categorizationGenderCensus regionPeopleUse disorderTransgenderInsuranceAlcohol use disorderPost-traumatic stress disorderCensusIndividualsAtherosclerotic cardiovascular disordersLogistic regression