Systemic sclerosis & Raynaud's
Racial and ethnic associations with interstitial lung disease and healthcare utilization in patients with systemic sclerosis
Main finding · ILD codeResult — go to the resultOdds ratio 2.60 95% CI 1.29–5.28Authors' conclusion
We found that odds of SSc-ILD differed by racial/ethnic group; minoritized patients had earlier age of presentation and greater rates of an ED visit.
Study context
- Population
- Patients with SSc in an integrated health-system
- Participants
- 756 patients
- Exposure
- Racial/ethnic groups vs White patients
- Outcome
- ILD (ILD code)
Methodological detailsintegrated health-system longitudinal health records, logistic regression, complementary log-log regression
- Integrated health-system longitudinal health records
- Logistic regression
- Complementary log-log regression
Main finding
ILD code
Odds ratio
2.60
95% CI 1.29–5.28
P = 0.008
Asianvs White
OR 2.60 (95% CI 1.29–5.28); P = 0.008
As reported in the abstract
- Patients in the cohort with an ILD code
- 33.7%
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
| Outcome | HR (95% CI) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ED visit rateBlack/African Americanvs White | 2.59 (1.47–4.49) | P = 0.001 | |
| ED visit rateHispanicvs White | 2.29 (1.37–3.82) | P = 0.002 | |
| 0.20.5125Hazard ratio (log scale) |
| Outcome | Black/African American | White | Estimate (years) (95% CI) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Predicted age at SSc-ILDHispanic vs White · younger | −6.5 (−13 to −0.21) | P = 0.04 | ||
| Predicted age at SSc-ILDBlack/African American vs White · younger | −10 (−16 to −4.9) | P < 0.001 | ||
| ILD code before SSc code | 59% | 20.6% |
- ILD code before SSc code — Shortest interval from SSc to ILD in Black/African American patients
- 3 months
Original publication
Racial and ethnic associations with interstitial lung disease and healthcare utilization in patients with systemic sclerosis. Rheumatology (Oxford). Published 9 August 2024. doi:10.
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