Worse outcomes linked to ethnicity for early inflammatory arthritis in England and Wales: a national cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess variability in care quality and treatment outcomes across ethnicities in early inflammatory arthritis (EIA).

Methods

We conducted an observational cohort study in England and Wales from May 2018 to March 2020, including patients with a suspected/confirmed EIA diagnosis. Care quality was assessed against six metrics defined by national guidelines. Clinical outcomes were measured using DAS28. Outcomes between ethnic groups ('White', 'Black', 'Asian', 'Mixed', 'Other') were compared, and adjusted for confounders.

Results

A total of 35 807 eligible patients were analysed. Of those, 30 643 (85.6%) were White and 5164 (14.6%) were from ethnic minorities: 1035 (2.8%) Black; 2617 (7.3%) Asian; 238 (0.6%) Mixed; 1274 (3.5%) Other. In total, 12 955 patients

SUBMITTER: Adas MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9788810 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature