Ethnic disparities in preventable hospitalisation in England: an analysis of 916 375 emergency admissions.
J Epidemiol Community Health
; 76(1): 85-91, 2022 01.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
To study ethnic inequalities in ambulatory care sensitive conditions (ACSC) in England.DESIGN:
Observational study of inpatient hospital admission database enhanced with ethnicity coding of patient surnames. The primary diagnosis of the first episode in spells with emergency admission were coded with definitions for acute ACSC, chronic ACSC and vaccine-preventable diseases.SETTING:
National Health Service England.PARTICIPANTS:
916 375 ACSC emergency admissions in 7 39 618 patients were identified between April 2011 and March 2012. MAIN OUTCOMEMEASURES:
ORs of ACSC for each ethnic group relative to the White British majority group adjusted for age, sex and area deprivation.RESULTS:
Acute ACSC admission risk adjusted for age and sex was particularly high among Other (OR 1.73; 95% CI 1.69 to 1.77) and Pakistani (1.51; 95% CI 1.48 to 1.54) compared with White British patients. For chronic ACSC, high risk was found among Other (2.02; 95% CI 1.97 to 2.08), Pakistani (2.07; 95% CI 2.02 to 2.12) and Bangladeshi (1.36; 95% CI 1.30 to 1.42). For vaccine-preventable diseases, other (2.42; 95% CI 2.31 to 2.54), Pakistani (1.94; 95% CI 1.85 to 2.04), Bangladeshi (1.48; 95% CI 1.36 to 1.62), Black African (1.45; 95% CI 1.36 to 1.54) and white other (1.38; 95% CI 1.33 to 1.43) groups. Elevated risk was only partly explained in analyses also adjusting for area deprivation.CONCLUSIONS:
ACSC admission was especially high among individuals of Bangladeshi, Pakistani, Black African, white other or other background with up to twofold differences compared with the white British group. This suggests that these ethnic groups are not receiving optimal primary care.Palabras clave
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Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Medicina Estatal
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Etnicidad
Tipo de estudio:
Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Humans
País/Región como asunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Epidemiol Community Health
Año:
2022
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Reino Unido