Population-Based Analysis of Temporal Trends in the Prevalence of Depressed Mood Among Sexual Minority and Heterosexual Youths From 1999 Through 2017

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Discussion | Using a large, nationally representative crosssectional survey, we observed a decline in odds of surgery from 1998 to 2017 that was most significant in children younger than 1 year. We controlled for demographic variables and clinical factors expected to impact surgical exposure. While surgical techniques have continually evolved, we are unaware of drastic changes in surgical management for infants during this period. Our findings support the hypothesis that alternative factors including parental and practitioner concerns about anesthetic exposure may have affected surgical decision-making in infants. Interestingly, while maternal education may improve awareness of anesthesia risk, this was associated with increased odds of surgery. This study was limited by lack of data on procedure type, anesthetic details, associated outcomes, and inability to control for all confounders. We therefore recommend further prospective studies assessing these trends and associated health outcomes. Conclusions |The period prevalence and adjusted odds of surgery declined significantly from 1997 through 2017 for children younger than 1 year. The clinical and nonclinical factors affecting the use of surgical intervention in infants merit further investigation.

Sexual Minority Women in Longitudinal Survey Research: Is Attrition a Problem?

“…However, on closer inspection, it is apparent that sexual minority women in our youngest cohort remained, on average, more vulnerable and disadvantaged than their heterosexual peers across a range of indicators-including educational attainment, financial stress, and physical and mental health. This is consistent with recent evidence from Canada and the U.S. (Bettis & Liu, 2019;Fish et al, 2017;Watson, Peter, McKay, Edkins, & Saewyc, 2018). In our youngest cohort, sexual minority women maintained similar survey participation rates to their heterosexual peers in spite of their latent vulnerability-thanks, in part, to their lower rates of noncooperation.…”

Prevalence, predictors, and treatment of eating disorders in children: a national study

“…Similarly, a series of bivariate logistic regression analyses were conducted with psychiatric diagnoses as predictor variables and lifetime EDs as the criterion variable, followed by a multivariate logistic regression model with child sex, sexual orientation, parent marital status, and economic insecurity as covariates. These covariates were chosen based on previous literature providing evidence for their associations with EDs (Becker et al, 2017; Calzo, Blashill, Brown, & Argenal, 2017; Hazzard, Loth, Hooper, & Becker, 2020; Merikangas et al, 2010; Nagata, Ganson, & Austin, 2020; Power, Power, & Canadas, 2008; Suisman, Burt, McGue, Iacono, & Klump, 2011) and with other disorders evaluated in relation to EDs, particularly depression (Bettis & Liu, 2019; Hankin & Abramson, 2001; Kovacs & Lopez-Duran, 2010; Shanahan, Copeland, Costello, & Angold, 2011). An evaluation was also conducted with the lifetime number of psychiatric diagnoses (excluding EDs) as the predictor variable and lifetime EDs as the criterion analyses in univariate and multivariate analyses.…”

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