Using Microeconomic Spending Traits to Inform Trends in Utilization of Cosmetic Procedures by Race and Ethnicity
| Autor: | Ben S. Rhee, BA, John Pham, BS, Joshua R. Tanzer, PhD, MS, Jodi S. Charvis, MS, Lauren O. Roussel, MD |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2024 |
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| Zdroj: | Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open, Vol 12, Iss 7, p e5963 (2024) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2169-7574 00000000 |
| DOI: | 10.1097/GOX.0000000000005963 |
| Popis: | Background:. Cosmetic plastic surgery in the United States is underutilized by African American and Hispanic populations compared with their White and Asian counterparts. This study evaluated whether microeconomic spending traits as a representation of financial stability can inform trends in cosmetic procedure volumes by racial group. Methods:. Annual volumes for the top five cosmetic surgical and cosmetic minimally invasive procedures by racial/ethnic group from 2012 to 2020 were collected from the American Society of Plastic Surgeons’ annual reports. Factor analysis was used to calculate inflexible and flexible consumer spending by racial/ethnic groupings from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics’ consumer expenditure data. All four factors were calculated across US Bureau of Labor Statistics–defined racial/ethnic groupings and standardized so they could be interpreted relative to each other. Results:. Compared with the other groupings, the White/Asian/other grouping spent significantly more on average for inflexible consumer spending (P = 0.0097), flexible consumer spending (P < 0.0001), cosmetic surgical procedures (P < 0.0001), and cosmetic minimally invasive procedures (P = 0.0006). In contrast, African American people spent significantly less on average for all four factors (all P < 0.01). For Hispanic people, values were significantly less on average for flexible consumer spending (P = 0.0023), cosmetic surgical procedures (P < 0.0001), and cosmetic minimally invasive procedures (P = 0.0002). Conclusions:. This study demonstrates that inflexible and flexible consumer spending follow trends in utilization of cosmetic surgical and minimally invasive procedures by racial/ethnic groups. These microeconomic spending inequities may help further contextualize the racial/ethnic variation in access to cosmetic surgery. |
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