ArticleJournal of racial and ethnic health disparities2019
At the Intersection of Ethnicity/Race and Poverty: Knee Pain and Physical Function.
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- Elucidating factors contributing to disparities in pain-related experiences among adults with or at risk for knee osteoarthritis.Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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- Disease-Specific Health Disparities: A Targeted Review Focusing on Race and Ethnicity.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- Chronic Pain Severity and Sociodemographics: An Evaluation of the Neurobiological Interface.The journal of pain · 2022Observational
- Applying the NIA Health Disparities Research Framework to Identify Needs and Opportunities in Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain Research.The journal of pain · 2022Review
- The Imperative for Racial Equality in Pain Science: A Way Forward.The journal of pain · 2021Article
- The Relationship Between Neighborhood Deprivation and Perceived Changes for Pain-Related Experiences Among US Patients with Chronic Low Back Pain During the COVID-19 Pandemic.Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.) · 2021Article
- Racial/Ethnic, Socioeconomic, and Geographic Disparities in the Epidemiology of Knee and Hip Osteoarthritis.Rheumatic diseases clinics of North America · 2021Review
- Racial and Gender Shoulder Arthroplasty Utilization Disparities of High- and Low-Volume Centers in New York State.Journal of shoulder and elbow arthroplasty · 2021Article
- Cumulative Disadvantage and Disparities in Depression and Pain Among Veterans With Osteoarthritis: The Role of Perceived Discrimination.Arthritis care & research · 2021Article
- Race Differences in Resilience Among Older Adults with Chronic Low Back Pain.Journal of pain research · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundKnee osteoarthritis (OA) disproportionately affects racial and ethnic minorities. Non-Hispanic Blacks (NHB) report a higher prevalence and severity of knee OA symptoms than their non-Hispanic White (NHW) counterparts. The role of poverty in explaining this disparity remains unclear.
objectiveThe overall aim of this cross-sectional study was to determine whether ethnic/racial differences in knee pain and physical function varied according to poverty status.
designNHB and NHW adults with or at risk of knee OA self-reported sociodemographic information, and completed the Western Ontario & McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) and the Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB). Annual income was adjusted for number of household occupants to determine poverty status (i.e., living above versus below poverty line).
resultsFindings revealed 120 individuals living above the poverty line (49% NHB, 77% NHW) and 71 individuals living below the poverty line (51% NHB, 23% NHW). Adjusted multivariable models revealed significant ethnic/race by poverty status interactions for knee pain (p = 0.036) and physical function (p = 0.032) on the WOMAC, as well as physical function on the SPPB (p = 0.042). Post hoc contrasts generally revealed that NHW adults living above the poverty line experienced the least severe knee pain and best physical function, while NHB adults living below the poverty line experienced the most severe knee pain and poorest physical function.
conclusionsResults of the present study add to the literature by emphasizing the importance of considering poverty and/or other indicators of socioeconomic status in studies examining ethnic/racial disparities in pain and physical function.
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