Evaluating minority representation across health care settings in hidradenitis suppurativa and psoriasis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Females and minorities have been underrepresented in clinical research despite legislative efforts, including in hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) and psoriasis (PsO) clinical trials.

Objective

To identify differences in demographic breakdowns of HS and PsO patients between health care settings to uncover any causative health disparities.

Methods

This study reports racial, ethnic, and sex of HS and PsO patient populations across the emergency department (ED), inpatient, clinical trial, and registry settings. In addition, 95% confidence intervals are used as proxies of statistical significance to compare demographics between settings.

Results

Female, Hispanic, and Black patients were underrepresented in HS clinical trials compared to their population prev

SUBMITTER: Greif C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10796135 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature