Racial Differences in Hospital Death for Atrial Fibrillation: The National Inpatient Sample 2001-2012.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Understanding racial differences in outcomes for atrial fibrillation (AF) may guide interventions to diminish health inequities.

Methods and results

In a retrospective, cross-sectional study of adults hospitalized with a principal diagnosis of AF using the 2001-2012 National Inpatient Sample, we assessed racial differences for in-hospital. We accounted for case-mix and clustering by race within hospitals to estimate odds ratios (OR) for death associated with individual patient race and hospital racial composition. We identified 676,567 hospitalizations (mean age 71.8 years, 53.6% women) with principal diagnosis of AF (84.2% White, 7.1% Black, 5.0% Hispanic). Black (vs. White) race was associated with 1.63-fold (95% CI, 1.50-1.78) risk of death. Other races had sim

SUBMITTER: Kwan GF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6472918 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature