Nationwide racial/ethnic disparities in US emergency department visits and hospitalizations for gout
Authors' conclusion
These first nationwide data found a substantial excess in both gout primary ED visits and hospitalizations experienced by all underserved racial/ethnic groups, particularly by Black women
Study context
- Population
- US adults with emergency department (ED) visits and hospitalizations for gout (primary discharge diagnosis), 2019
- Exposure
- Black, Asian and Hispanic vs White patients
- Outcome
- Annual population rates of ED visits and hospitalizations for gout (primary discharge diagnosis) per 100 000 US adults
Methodological detailsnationwide, 2019 US National Emergency Department Sample and National Inpatient Sample databases, age- and sex-adjusted
- Nationwide
- 2019 US National Emergency Department Sample and National Inpatient Sample databases
- Age- and sex-adjusted
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Gout primary ED visits per capita, age- and sex-adjusted RR
Each group vs whiteRelative risk (95% CI)
Black
5.01(4.96–5.06)
Asian
1.29(1.26–1.31)
Hispanic
1.12(1.10–1.13)
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
| Outcome | RR (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|
| Gout primary hospitalizations, per capita age- and sex-adjusted RR · 2019Blackvs White | 4.07 (3.90–4.24) | |
| Gout primary hospitalizations, per capita age- and sex-adjusted RR · 2019Asianvs White | 1.46 (1.34–1.58) | |
| Gout primary hospitalizations, per capita age- and sex-adjusted RR · 2019Hispanicvs White | 1.06 (0.99–1.13) | |
| 0.20.5125Relative risk (log scale) |
RRs by sex
- RRs were largest among Black women
Costs for ED visits and hospitalizations by race/ethnicity
- Showed similar disparities
Parts of this Brief are withheld: the automatic checks could not confirm them against the abstract.
Original publication
Nationwide racial/ethnic disparities in US emergency department visits and hospitalizations for gout. Rheumatology (Oxford). Published 11 October 2022. doi:10.
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