Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Acute Care Utilization Among Patients With Glomerular Disease.

ABSTRACT:

Rationale & objective

The effects of race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status (SES), and disease severity on acute care utilization in patients with glomerular disease are unknown.

Study design

Prospective cohort study.

Setting & participants

1,456 adults and 768 children with biopsy-proven glomerular disease enrolled in the Cure Glomerulonephropathy (CureGN) cohort.

Exposure

Race and ethnicity as a participant-reported social factor.

Outcome

Acute care utilization defined as hospitalizations or emergency department visits.

Analytical approach

Multivariable recurrent event proportional rate models were used to estimate associations between race and ethnicity and acute care utilization.

Results

Black or Hispanic participants had lower SES and m

SUBMITTER: Krissberg JR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9974571 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature