Background Men, particularly those belonging to gender minority groups, often experience poorer physical health outcomes. This study examined global health and quality of life (QoL) across diverse male gender subgroups in Switzerland.
While emphasising male gender diversity, we aimed to identify key sociodemographic risk factors associated with reduced global health and QoL. Methods We analysed a subset of the Swiss Health Survey 2022, a cross-sectional nationally representative health-related dataset from the general Swiss population.
Our sample included individuals falling into one of the three groups: cisgender men, transgender men (assigned female at birth with male gender identity) and men with 'other' gender identities (assigned male at birth but identifying as non-binary or non-specified gender identity). Global health and QoL were assessed using the Minimum European Health Module (MEHM) and the global QoL item of the WHOQOL-Bref.
Four binary logistic regression models examined the association between male gender identities, sociodemographic data and MEHM and QoL outcomes. Results Our study comprised 3 505 801 male cases after weighting.
Of these, 12.9% reported fair to very poor health.
BMJ Open published a clinical update in Research Highlights on 02 Apr 2026.
The item focuses on Determinants of male global health and quality of life in Switzerland: a cross-sectional study using a gender-diverse approach.
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