Racial and ethnic differences in health care utilization for childhood eczema: An analysis of the 2001-2013 Medical Expenditure Panel Surveys.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Eczema is a common chronic inflammatory disease of the skin. Studies suggest differences in disease prevalence and severity by race/ethnicity. Our knowledge of health care utilization for eczema among different racial/ethnic groups remains limited.

Objective

To evaluate health care utilization for childhood eczema among different racial/ethnic groups in the United States.

Methods

We performed a cohort study of non-Hispanic white (reference), non-Hispanic black, and Hispanic white individuals under the age of 18 years with caregiver-reported eczema (N = 2043) pooled from the 2-year longitudinal cohorts of the 2001-2013 Medical Expenditure Panel Surveys. Health care utilization outcomes were evaluated over the 2-year follow-up period by race/ethnicity using m

SUBMITTER: Fischer AH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5916760 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature