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Title: Loneliness, Methamphetamine Use, and Cardiovascular Risk Factors Among Sexual Minority Men in the COVID-19 Era.
Authors: Ross, Emily J., Jimenez, Daniel E., Ghanooni, Delaram, Mendez, Armando, Hirshfield, Sabina, Horvath, Keith J., DeVries, Britt, Dilworth, Samantha E., Carrico, Adam W., Martinez, Claudia A.
Source: International Journal of Behavioral Medicine. Apr2025, Vol. 32 Issue 2, p267-275. 9p.
Subjects: HIV infection risk factors, Substance abuse diagnosis, Men, Self-evaluation, Drug overdose, Cross-sectional method, Methamphetamine, Research funding, Blood collection, Loneliness, Cardiovascular diseases risk factors, HIV infections, LDL cholesterol, Longitudinal method, Cholesterol, Sexual minorities, Biomarkers, Regression analysis
Abstract: Background: Important gaps exist in our understanding of loneliness and biobehavioral outcomes among sexual minority men (SMM), such as faster HIV disease progression. At the same time, SMM who use methamphetamine are approximately one-third more likely than non-users to develop cardiovascular disease. This study examined associations of loneliness, stimulant use, and cardiovascular risk in SMM with and without HIV. Method: Participants were enrolled from August 2020 to February 2022 in a 6-month prospective cohort study. The study leveraged self-report baseline data from 103 SMM, with a subset of 56 SMM that provided a blood sample to measure markers of cardiovascular risk. Results: Loneliness showed negative bivariate associations with total cholesterol and LDL cholesterol in the cardiometabolic subsample (n = 56). SMM with methamphetamine use (t(101) = 2.03, p <.05; d =.42) and those that screened positive for a stimulant use disorder (t(101) = 2.07, p <.05; d =.46) had significantly higher mean loneliness scores. In linear regression analyses, negative associations of loneliness with LDL and total cholesterol were observed only among SMM who used methamphetamine. Conclusion: We observed lower cholesterol in SMM reporting loneliness and methamphetamine use. Thus, in addition to the observed associations of loneliness with cholesterol, there are important medical consequences of methamphetamine use including cardiovascular risk, higher HIV acquisition risk and progression, as well as stimulant overdose death. This cross-sectional study underscores the need for clinical research to develop and test interventions targeting loneliness among SMM with stimulant use disorders. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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