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1 to 2 of 2 Research Studies DisplayedIzadi Z, Li J, Evans M
Socioeconomic disparities in functional status in a national sample of patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
This longitudinal study looked at the association of socioeconomic disparities and functional status in a national sample of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). This study used a cohort from the American College of Rheumatology’s Rheumatology Informatics System for Effectiveness (RISE) registry from 2016 to 2018. Analyses included all adult patients with a confirmed RA diagnosis and at least 1 functional status (FS) score documented. The Area Deprivation Index (ADI), a zip code-based indicator of poverty, was used as a proxy for socioeconomic status (SES). The cohort included 83,965 patients, of which 77% were women and 72% were non-Hispanic White. Mean age was 63.4 years. The probability of functional decline was 14.1% in the highest SES quintile and 18.9% in the lowest SES quintile. By all measures FS score was worse at lower SES levels.
AHRQ-funded; HS025638; HS024412.
Citation: Izadi Z, Li J, Evans M .
Socioeconomic disparities in functional status in a national sample of patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
JAMA Netw Open 2021 Aug 2;4(8):e2119400. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.19400..
Keywords: Arthritis, Chronic Conditions, Disparities, Social Determinants of Health, Quality of Life
Daniel CM, Davila L, Makris UE
Ethnic disparities in atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease incidence and prevalence among rheumatoid arthritis patients in the United States: a systematic review.
In this systematic review, the authors sought to describe the incidence and prevalence of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) stratified by race/ethnicity within the US population of those with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). They found insufficient data on racially/ethnically diverse RA patients and ASCVD outcomes. They recommended that future studies report the prevalence of ASCVD in various races/ethnicities with RA in the United States, as these data would help inform clinicians on how best to manage cardiovascular disease risk in RA.
AHRQ-funded; HS022418.
Citation: Daniel CM, Davila L, Makris UE .
Ethnic disparities in atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease incidence and prevalence among rheumatoid arthritis patients in the United States: a systematic review.
ACR Open Rheumatol 2020 Sep;2(9):525-32. doi: 10.1002/acr2.11170..
Keywords: Disparities, Racial and Ethnic Minorities, Arthritis, Cardiovascular Conditions