Real-World Racial Variation in Treatment and Outcomes Among Patients with Peripheral Artery Disease.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Prior studies have found considerable disparities in prevalence and outcomes for patients with peripheral arterial disease (PAD). This study compared rates of diagnostic testing, treatment patterns, and outcomes after diagnosis of PAD among commercially insured Black and White patients in the United States.

Methods

Optum's de-identified Clinformatics^® Data Mart Database (1/2016-6/2021) were used to identify Black and White patients with PAD; first PAD diagnosis was deemed study index date. Baseline demographics, markers of disease severity, and healthcare costs were compared between cohorts. Patterns of medical management and rates of major adverse limb events (MALE; including acute or chronic limb ischemia, lower-limb amputation) and cardiovascular (

SUBMITTER: Ferdinand KC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10070216 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature