Up in smoke: vanishing evidence of tobacco disparities in the Institute of Medicine's report on sexual and gender minority health

Am J Public Health. 2012 Nov;102(11):2041-3. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2012.300746. Epub 2012 Sep 20.

Abstract

The Institute of Medicine (IOM) released a groundbreaking report on lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) health in 2011, finding limited evidence of tobacco disparities. We examined IOM search terms and used 2 systematic reviews to identify 71 articles on LGBT tobacco use. The IOM omitted standard tobacco-related search terms. The report also omitted references to studies on LGBT tobacco use (n = 56), some with rigorous designs. The IOM report may underestimate LGBT tobacco use compared with general population use.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Bisexuality / statistics & numerical data
  • Female
  • Health Status Disparities*
  • Homosexuality, Female / statistics & numerical data
  • Homosexuality, Male / statistics & numerical data
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Minority Groups / statistics & numerical data
  • National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine, U.S., Health and Medicine Division*
  • Sexual Behavior / statistics & numerical data*
  • Smoking / epidemiology*
  • Transgender Persons / statistics & numerical data
  • United States / epidemiology