Amputation Rates and Associated Social Determinants of Health in the Most Populous US Counties.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) have been found to be associated with health outcome disparities in patients with peripheral artery disease (PAD). However, the association of specific components of SDOH and amputation has not been well described.

Objective

To evaluate whether individual components of SDOH and race are associated with amputation rates in the most populous counties of the US.

Design, setting, and participants

In this population-based cross-sectional study of the 100 most populous US counties, hospital discharge rates for lower extremity amputation in 2017 were assessed using the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project State Inpatient Database. Those data were matched with publicly available demographic, hospital, and SDOH data. Data were

SUBMITTER: Kassavin D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10620677 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature