Cardiovascular Disease Risk Estimation for Transgender and Gender-Diverse Patients: Cross-Sectional Analysis of Baseline Data From the LITE Plus Cohort Study

• Main Authors: Tonia C. Poteat, PhD, PA-C (Author), Ashleigh J. Rich, PhD (Author), Huijun Jiang, MS (Author), Andrea L. Wirtz, PhD (Author), Asa Radix, MD, PhD (Author), Sari L. Reisner, ScD (Author), Alexander B. Harris, MPH (Author), Christopher M. Cannon, MPH (Author), Catherine R. Lesko, PhD (Author), Mannat Malik, MHS (Author), Jennifer Williams, PhD (Author), Kenneth H. Mayer, MD (Author), Carl G. Streed, Jr, MD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2023-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction: Approximately 2% of the U.S. population identifies as transgender, and transgender people experience disproportionate rates of cardiovascular disease mortality. However, widely used cardiovascular disease risk estimators have not been validated in this population. This study sought to...