Changes in socioeconomic status and patient outcomes in kidney transplantation recipients in South Korea.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Socioeconomic status is an important factor affecting the accessibility and prognosis of kidney transplantation. We aimed to investigate changes in kidney transplant recipients' socioeconomic status in South Korea and whether such changes were associated with patient prognosis.

Methods

This retrospective nationwide observational cohort study in South Korea included kidney transplant recipients between 2007 and 2016. South Korea provides a single-insurer health insurance service, and information on the socioeconomic status of the recipients is identifiable through the claims database. First, a generalized linear mixed model was used to investigate changes in recipients' socioeconomic status as an outcome. Second, the risk of graft failure was analyzed using Cox reg

SUBMITTER: Park S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10090832 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature