Bisexual women are likely to have worse cardiovascular health than their heterosexual peers, new research  done in New York showed. The findings are published online in JAMA Cardiology.

Adults from sexual minorities tend to have worse cardiovascular health, as per emerging research. The study lead author Billy Caceres, an assistant professor at Columbia University's School of Nursing said, it is probably partly because of the stress they go through as members of a minority group. Caceres said that behavioural and health variables play a role as well. Sexual minority men and women are more likely to smoke now or in the past, and sexual minority women are more likely to be overweight, have diabetes, and sleep poorly.

"Our findings provide critical insights to better heart disease prevention for these individuals," Caceres said. "Our findings support earlier evidence of the heightened risk of heart disease among bisexual individuals."

The team analysed data for 12,180 participants between the ages of 18 and 59 for the study. The results showed that bisexual women were more likely than heterosexual women to be obese, while bisexual males were more likely than heterosexual men to have hypertension and take blood pressure medication.

Lesbian and bisexual women also scored higher for nicotine exposure than heterosexual women, while bisexual women scored lower for heart health and a more unfavourable Body Mass Index (BMI) than heterosexual women.
Overall, the team discovered that bisexual women had a lower likelihood of having a high heart health score than heterosexual women. However compared to their heterosexual counterparts, gay men had a better cardiovascular health profile, while bisexual men had better cholesterol levels.

According to Caceres and his team, bisexual women are the sexual identity category that is most likely to live in poverty. They are also more likely to put off getting medical care because of cost concerns and to have trouble locating a doctor.

The researchers concluded that "targeted treatments are needed to enhance the cardiovascular health of sexual minority persons, particularly bisexual women."

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