Hospitalizations Associated With Rheumatic Disease in Alaska, 2015-2018.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Few studies have evaluated hospitalizations associated with rheumatic disease in Indigenous North American populations. The objective of this study was to determine the characteristics of people hospitalized with rheumatic disease in Alaska, including a comparison of hospitalizations for Alaska Native/American Indian (AN/AI) people in Alaska compared with those of other races.

Methods

We used statewide hospital discharge data from the Alaska Health Facilities Data Reporting Program from 2015 to 2018 for this study. Cases were ascertained based on discharge diagnosis (any listed) of a defined set of rheumatic diseases. We determined characteristics associated with rheumatic disease hospitalizations, including age, gender, and race. Using multivariate modeling, we de

SUBMITTER: Ferucci ED 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9190222 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature