Tag: Economic Status
COVID-19 Vaccination Cover Varies With Social Vulnerability
Coverage higher in low versus high social vulnerability counties for overall measure of social vulnerability index
Socioeconomic Deprivation Linked to Worse Survival in Cancer Trials
Overall, progression-free, and cancer-specific survival worse for participants from areas with highest socioeconomic deprivation
Racial, Socioeconomic Disparities Seen in Atrial Fibrillation Treatment
Black, Latinx, and lower-income patients receive less rhythm control
Food Insecurity Moderates Response to Weight Loss Intervention
At 24 months, intensive lifestyle intervention less effective for participants with food insecurity
Heart Failure-Related Mortality Up for Rural Versus Urban Adults
Rural-urban incidence rate ratio persisted among younger and older adults after adjustment for county-level factors
Socioeconomic Status Tied to Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children
Low socioeconomic status, high social vulnerability index, racial/ethnic minority linked to MIS-C
COVID-19 Mortality Tied to Social Determinants of Health
Counties with higher proportion of Black residents, poverty, lower education have higher COVID-19 death rates
Deprivation Tied to Foot Disease With New Type 2 Diabetes
Risks include foot ulcer, lower-limb amputation, peripheral neuropathy, peripheral vascular disease, and gangrene
Global Demand for Cancer Surgery Expected to Climb
Greatest relative increase projected to occur in 34 low-income countries, which have largest gaps in workforce requirements
Social Factors in Health Tied to Odds of Kidney Transplant
Probability of any kidney transplant lower in association with Black race, older age, lower income, more comorbidities, greater religiosity
