Socioeconomic position and clinical outcomes in patients with myelodysplastic syndromes: A population-based cohort study.

ABSTRACT: Low socioeconomic position (SEP) may be associated with adverse outcomes in patients with myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) inherent to for example, delayed diagnosis or reduced treatment intensity, but firm evidence is limited. In this study, we examined the association between SEP and clinical outcomes. We conducted a population-based cohort study (2010-2018) of 2233 Danish patients with MDS. SEP measures included individual-level information on education, cohabitation status and income retrieved from Statistics Denmark. Associations between SEP measures and disease severity at diagnosis were examined using binomial regression analysis. Using time-to-event analysis, we examined the association between SEP measures and treatment with allogeneic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT), risk of

SUBMITTER: Lauritsen TB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10087397 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature