Re:How long til we're all on Ozempic?
by 0x1ceb00da on Friday October 11, 2024 @10:41PM
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Did that study account for the socioeconomic status of the participants? Common sense suggests that people who can afford to undergo such surgeries would tend to be richer, more supported, and from better neighborhoods.
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There's certainly room for more research here, but some of them do attempt to account for other socioeconomic factors.
It's worth noting that surgery isn't the only option. Hormone therapy has also shown to reduce suicide risk, which is more accessible across socioeconomic strata.
There's a meta-analysis here: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10027312/