Association of Race/Ethnicity and Sex With Differences in Health Care Use and Treatment for Acne.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Our understanding of potential racial/ethnic, sex, and other differences in health care use and treatment for acne is limited.

Objective

To identify potential disparities in acne care by evaluating factors associated with health care use and specific treatments for acne.

Design, setting, and participants

This retrospective cohort study used the Optum deidentified electronic health record data set to identify patients treated for acne from January 1, 2007, to June 30, 2017. Patients had at least 1 International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision (ICD-9) or International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, Tenth Revision (ICD-10) code for acne and at least 1 year of continuous enrollment after the first diagnosis of acn

SUBMITTER: Barbieri JS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7042795 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature