Socioeconomic Disparities and Emergency Department Visits for Diabetic Retinopathy in California.

ABSTRACT: Purpose: To investigate the association between neighborhood-level socioeconomic factors, quantified by the Distressed Communities Index, and emergency department visits for diabetic retinopathy (DR). Methods: All patients who presented to the emergency department for DR in California were analyzed using the State Emergency Department Database (2018-2020). Patients were stratified by Distressed Communities Index score and DR severity. Logistic regression was applied to explore the independent correlation between Distressed Communities Index scores and proliferative DR (PDR). Results: Of 2 725 195 emergency department visits for diabetic patients, Distressed Communities Index data were available for 2 459 577 (90.3%); 39 693 were for DR, including 13 617 (34.3%) for PDR

SUBMITTER: Akinyemi OA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11102713 | biostudies-literature | 2024 May-Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature