Race and Gender on the Mortality of Giant Cell Arteritis in Hospitalized Patients: A 15-Year National Inpatient Study.

Autor:	Idowu AB; Internal Medicine, Einstein Medical Center Philadelphia, Philadelphia, USA., Khandwala P; Rheumatology, Einstein Medical Center Philadelphia, Philadelphia, USA., Tan IJ; Rheumatology, Einstein Medical Center Philadelphia, Philadelphia, USA.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Cureus [Cureus] 2023 Sep 28; Vol. 15 (9), pp. e46165. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Sep 28 (Print Publication: 2023).
DOI:	10.7759/cureus.46165
Abstrakt:	Background: Critical appraisal of mortality in giant cell arteritis (GCA) through a racial lens is imperative as gender and racial disparities remain a global healthcare concern. Objective: To analyze the impact of race and gender on the mortality of GCA in United States (US)-hospitalized patients. Methods: In this retrospective cohort study, the National Inpatient Sample (NIS) database from January 2003 to December 2018 was searched to identify all patients aged >18 years hospitalized with giant cell arteritis. Patients' baseline characteristics were summarized using descriptive statistics. Inferential statistics were done for categorical and continuous variables. Multivariate logistic regression, adjusting for patient and hospital-level cofounders was performed to find an association between race and outcomes of interest. Results: Over the 15-year study period, a total of 8,352 patients (72.7% White, 14.5% Black or African American, 7.6% Hispanic, 2.2% Asian, 0.4% Alaska Native, and 2.6% under-represented populations) were hospitalized for GCA. The mean age at diagnosis was 73.6 ± 0.12 years. Women represented 71.9% of GCA patients and had a lower risk of mortality (OR 0.463, 95% CI: 0.235 - 0.912, p <0.05). Patients with GCA were hospitalized for an average of 4.64 days ± 0.04 days and 0.55% died. The mortality rate was lowest in Black or African American (0.1%) populations and highest among Alaska Native patients (8%). Mortality was 68% lower in those who had temporal artery biopsy (OR 0.32, 95% CI: 0.16-0.64, p <0.05). Conclusion: GCA disproportionally affected female patients, but mortality was higher in male patients. Alaska Native patients had the least number of hospitalizations but the highest in-hospital mortality rate. Black or African Americans had the lowest mortality rate. Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist. (Copyright © 2023, Idowu et al.)
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