Association of Neighborhood Resources and Race and Ethnicity With Readmissions for Diabetic Ketoacidosis at US Children's Hospitals.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

The Child Opportunity Index 2.0 (COI) assesses neighborhood resources and conditions that influence health. It is unclear whether the COI scores are associated with health outcomes by race and ethnicity among children with type 1 diabetes (T1D).

Objective

To determine whether COI categories are associated with diabetes-related outcomes by race and ethnicity, including readmissions for diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) and co-occurring acute kidney injury (AKI) or cerebral edema (CE).

Design, setting, and participants

This cross-sectional study included children discharged with a primary diagnosis of T1D with DKA between January 1, 2009, and December 31, 2018. Merged data were obtained from the Pediatric Health Information System and COI. Participants included chi

SUBMITTER: Bergmann KR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9073568 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature