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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
8
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-10-8
pubmed:abstractText
Numerous disparities in access to health care by race and gender have been identified in the literature. This study examines differences in the use of drug-eluting stents (DES) versus bare-metal stents (BMS) by race, payer, and income level. Data from New York State's Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Reporting System from July 2003 to December 2004 were used to examine use of DES (20,165 patients) relative to BMS (4,547 patients) by race, payer, and annual income level, controlling for a variety of patient and hospital characteristics. African-Americans were found to be less likely to receive DES than other races between July 2003 and March 2004 (adjusted odds ratio [OR] 0.56, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.50 to 0.65) and between April 2004 and December 2004 (adjusted OR 0.74, 95% CI 0.61 to 0.90). These disparities were reduced (respective adjusted ORs 0.67, 95% CI 0.58 to 0.77 and 0.81, 95% CI 0.66 to 0.91) when controlling for admitting hospital and hospital volume, but were still significant. Medicaid/self-pay patients, and patients living in zip codes with median annual incomes between $20,000 and $30,000 were also less likely to receive DES in the first time period (adjusted respective ORs 0.80, 95% CI 0.68 to 0.93) and 0.85, 95% CI 0.75 to 0.96). In conclusion, African-Americans and low income groups receive DES less frequently than their counterparts compared with BMS. This is related to the hospitals where they are admitted, but not entirely.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0002-9149
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
100
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1192-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:17920356-African Americans, pubmed-meshheading:17920356-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:17920356-Aged, 80 and over, pubmed-meshheading:17920356-Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary, pubmed-meshheading:17920356-Coronary Stenosis, pubmed-meshheading:17920356-Databases, Factual, pubmed-meshheading:17920356-Drug Delivery Systems, pubmed-meshheading:17920356-Drug-Eluting Stents, pubmed-meshheading:17920356-Female, pubmed-meshheading:17920356-Health Services Accessibility, pubmed-meshheading:17920356-Healthcare Disparities, pubmed-meshheading:17920356-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:17920356-Insurance, Health, pubmed-meshheading:17920356-Male, pubmed-meshheading:17920356-Medicaid, pubmed-meshheading:17920356-Medicare, pubmed-meshheading:17920356-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:17920356-Minority Groups, pubmed-meshheading:17920356-New York, pubmed-meshheading:17920356-Paclitaxel, pubmed-meshheading:17920356-Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors, pubmed-meshheading:17920356-Socioeconomic Factors, pubmed-meshheading:17920356-United States, pubmed-meshheading:17920356-Vulnerable Populations
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
Differences in utilization of drug-eluting stents by race and payer.
pubmed:affiliation
University at Albany, State University of New York, Albany, NY, USA. elh03@health.state.ny.us
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article