Rural-Urban Disparities in Mortality From Cirrhosis in the United States From 1999 to 2019.
Am J Gastroenterol
; 117(7): 1162-1165, 2022 07 01.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-35213405
ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION:
We examined trends in rural-urban cirrhosis mortality disparities in the United States from decedents aged 25 years and older from 1999 to 2019.METHODS:
We calculated cirrhosis age-adjusted mortality rates across 3 population categories large metropolitan (≥1 million), medium/small metropolitan (50,000-999,999), and rural (<50,000) areas using the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Wide-ranging ONline Data for Epidemiologic Research database.RESULTS:
We found an almost 20-fold increase in the absolute difference in cirrhosis age-adjusted mortality rates between rural and large metropolitan areas between 1999 and 2019.DISCUSSION:
Future research is needed to investigate reasons for this widening rural-urban disparity to improve rural cirrhosis care.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
População Rural
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Cirrose Hepática
Limite:
Humans
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Am J Gastroenterol
Ano de publicação:
2022
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos