Covariates including: age, sex, educational level (assessed based on total number of years of education categorized into three groups: 0 = 1–9 years, 1 = 10–12 years, 2 = > 12 years), relationship status (0 = single/widow, 1 = married/cohabiting), and perceived discrimination (assessed with the survey item: “Have you ever been discriminated against in a way that was highly distressing or disturbing because of your race, ethnic group, gender, sexual orientation, or religion?”: 0 = No, 1 = Yes) and/or hate crime (assessed with the survey item: “Have you ever been the victim of a hate crime?”: 0 = No, 1 = Yes) were measured at the baseline, that is, at the time of STAGE interview. Information on annual disposable income in 2016 were retrieved from the longitudinal integrated database for health insurance and labor market studies (LISA), Statistics Sweden [27 (link)]. Information on previous prescription of antidepressants (ATC: N06A) during the follow-up period 2006–2018 was retrieved from the Swedish Prescribed Drug Registry held at the National Board of Health and Welfare. Use of antidepressant was added as a covariate in the analyses as an indicator of common mental health disorders since the risk of depression has consistently been found elevated in sexual minority populations [11 (link)].
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