Neighborhood Socioeconomic Status and New Hidradenitis Suppurativa Diagnoses in a Single Health System.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is a chronic inflammatory skin condition. Risk factors for developing HS (eg smoking and obesity) are influenced by social drivers of health at the neighborhood level. However, the association of neighborhood-level socioeconomic status (nSES) and HS has not been adequately assessed.

Objective

To evaluate the association of nSES with new HS diagnoses among dermatology patients within a single health system.

Design, setting, and participants

This was a cross-sectional study of patients of the dermatology clinics at the University of California San Francisco health system between August 1, 2019, and May 31, 2024, who were also residents of the San Francisco Bay Area at index visit. Data analyses were performed from June 1, 2024, t

SUBMITTER: Chang AY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12079565 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature