Sexual, behavioral, and quality of life characteristics of healthy weight, overweight, and obese gay and bisexual men: Findings from a prospective cohort study

Archives of Sexual Behavior

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 385-389

  Guadamuz, Thomas E ^a   Lim, Sin How ^a   Marshal, Michael P ^a,b   Friedman, Mark S ^a   Stall, Ronald D ^a   Silvestre, Anthony J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Gay and bisexual men's health; HIV risks; Men who have sex with men; Obesity; Quality of life; Sexual behavior

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BISEXUALITY; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICS;

ADULT; BISEXUALITY; COHORT STUDIES; DEPRESSION; HEALTH SURVEYS; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84859008851     PISSN: 00040002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10508-011-9859-5     Document Type: Review

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