Geographic Socioeconomic Influences on Disease Activity in Rheumatoid Arthritis in an Academic and Safety Net Hospital System.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The objective of this study was to analyze the impact of the Area Deprivation Index (ADI) on disease activity and cardiovascular comorbidity in rheumatoid arthritis (RA).

Methods

A retrospective analysis of adult patients with RA was conducted to highlight differences in academic and safety net hospital clinics. Demographics, RA medication history, patient portal engagement, primary care presence, emergency or inpatient visits, RA disease activity and functional scores, Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI), and cardiovascular disease (CVD) presence were captured. The ADI rank was assigned using nine-digit zip codes. Patients were stratified by the upper versus lower ADI decile group and matched by age, sex, race, ethnicity, insurance, and CCI using propensity score ana

SUBMITTER: Kim J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11667763 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature