Disparities in Liver Transplant Outcomes: Race/Ethnicity and Individual- and Neighborhood-Level Socioeconomic Status.

ABSTRACT: Race/ethnicity and individual-level socioeconomic status (SES) may contribute to health disparities in liver transplant (LT) outcomes. The socioeconomic conditions of a neighborhood may either mitigate or exacerbate these health disparities. This retrospective study investigated the relationship between race/ethnicity, individual- and neighborhood-level SES, and LT outcomes, and whether neighborhood-level SES modified the relationship between individual factors and LT outcomes. Adult individuals who underwent LT between 2010 and 2019 (n = 55,688) were identified from the United Network for Organ Sharing database. Primary exposures were race/ethnicity, education, primary insurance type, and the Social Deprivation Index (SDI) scores. Education and primary insurance type were used as p

SUBMITTER: Gummaraj Srinivas N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11421193 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature