Lupus & antiphospholipid syndrome
Rural–urban disparities in hospitalisation for myocardial infarction in systemic lupus erythematosus in the USA
Main finding · MI hospitalisationResult — go to the resultAdjusted odds ratio 1.98 95% CI 1.71–2.29Authors' conclusion
Rural residence doubled the risk of MI hospitalisation in people with SLE independent of demographics, payer status, social determinants of health and hospital characteristics.
Study context
- Population
- Hospitalisations of people with a diagnosis of SLE, US National Inpatient Sample 2016–2019
- Exposure
- Rural vs urban residence in people with SLE
- Outcome
- MI hospitalisation
Methodological detailsUS National Inpatient Sample 2016-2019, multivariable-adjusted
- US National Inpatient Sample 2016-2019
- Multivariable-adjusted
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Adjusted odds ratio
1.98
95% CI 1.71–2.29
By group
Ruralvs Urban
aOR 1.98 (95% CI 1.71–2.29)
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Other factors associated with myocardial infarction (MI) risk
- Male sex, Medicaid or private insurance, urban not teaching or urban teaching hospital, Midwest region and private hospital control (for profit or not for profit) significantly associated with MI risk
Original publication
Rural–urban disparities in hospitalisation for myocardial infarction in systemic lupus erythematosus in the USA. Lupus Sci Med. Published 28 April 2025. doi:10.
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