Race, ethnicity, and immune tolerance induction in hemophilia A in the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In racially diverse communities, treatment of chronic diseases can vary across racial and ethnic groups.

Objectives

To examine healthcare disparities in hemophilia care in the United States by evaluating receipt of immune tolerance induction (ITI) among different racial and ethnic groups.

Methods

In this cross-sectional study, people with severe hemophilia A with an inhibitor who entered the Center for Disease Control and Prevention Community Counts registry between 2013 and 2017, were aged ≥5 years at study entry, and had a history of an inhibitor (n = 614) were included. The proportion of participants receiving ITI was examined according to race and ethnicity in bivariable analysis and multivariable analysis adjusting for demographic and clinical c

SUBMITTER: Kempton CL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10772873 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature