Racial Disparities in Emergency Department Visits and Hospitalizations with Primary Diagnosis of Gout in 2019
| Emergency Department Visits | Hospitalizations | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Race | White | Black | White | Black |
| All | 68011965 | 24521330 | 19851043 | 4519150 |
| Visits, N | 88810 | 71949 | 6200 | 3360 |
| Rate per 100,000 | 130.6 | 293.4 | 31.2 | 74.4 |
| Rate Ratio (95% CI)* | 1.0 (ref) | 2.81 (2.63, 3.00) | 1.0 (ref) | 3.08 (2.79, 3.40) |
| Rate Ratio (95% CI)** | 1.0 (ref) | 2.66 (2.50, 2.82) | 1.0 (ref) | 3.17 (2.86, 3.50) |
| Women | 37851369 | 14363031 | 11039093 | 2647105 |
| Visits, N | 19567 | 18163 | 1770 | 1145 |
| Rate per 100,000 | 51.7 | 126.5 | 16.0 | 43.3 |
| Rate Ratio (95% CI)* | 1.0 (ref) | 3.68 (3.39, 3.99) | 1.0 (ref) | 4.01 (3.40, 4.73) |
| Rate Ratio (95% CI)** | 1.0 (ref) | 3.36 (3.11, 3.62) | 1.0 (ref) | 4.02 (3.39, 4.78) |
| Men | 30156101 | 10156573 | 8809815 | 1871620 |
| Visits, N | 69228 | 53783 | 4430 | 2215 |
| Rate per 100,000 | 229.6 | 529.5 | 50.3 | 118.3 |
| Rate Ratio (95% CI)* | 1.0 (ref) | 2.59 (2.42, 2.78) | 1.0 (ref) | 2.66 (2.36, 3.00) |
| Rate Ratio (95% CI)** | 1.0 (ref) | 2.47 (2.32, 2.64) | 1.0 (ref) | 2.77 (2.45, 3.14) |
*Adjusted for age and sex for all, adjusted for age for sex-specific rate ratios
**Adjusted for age, sex, payment, region, and household income