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ArticleJournal of vascular surgery. Venous and lymphatic disorders2024

Racial, biological sex, and geographic disparities of venous thromboembolism in the United States, 2016 to 2019.

Ahmed M Afifi, Matthew Leverich, Kirollos Tadrousse, Gang Ren, Munier Nazzal

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Ahmed M AfifiDepartment of Surgery, The University of Toledo College of Medicine, and Life Sciences, Toledo, OH.
Matthew LeverichDepartment of Surgery, The University of Toledo College of Medicine, and Life Sciences, Toledo, OH.
Kirollos TadrousseDepartment of Surgery, The University of Toledo College of Medicine, and Life Sciences, Toledo, OH.
Gang RenDepartment of Surgery, The University of Toledo College of Medicine, and Life Sciences, Toledo, OH.
Munier NazzalDepartment of Surgery, The University of Toledo College of Medicine, and Life Sciences, Toledo, OH. Electronic address: Munier.nazzal@toledo.edu.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundVenous thromboembolism (VTE) stands as the leading cause of preventable death within hospitals in the United States. Although there have been some studies investigating the incidence rates of VTE, there has yet to be a large-scale study elucidating disparities in sex, race, income, region, and seasons in patients with VTE. The goal of this study was to report the disparities in race, sex, income, region, and seasons in patients with VTE, pulmonary embolism (PE), and deep vein thrombosis (DVT), in hospitalized patients from 2016 to 2019.

methodsWe used the United States National Inpatients Sample database to identify inpatients diagnosed with PE, DVT, and PE and DVT from 2016 to 2019. The inpatient incidence per thousand was calculated for sex and race using the weighted sample model. The regional and monthly incidence of DVT and PE per thousand inpatients and risk of incidence were calculated. Patients' characteristics including hospital type, bed size, median length of stay, median total charges, and mortality were also collected.

resultsWe examined 455,111 cases of VTE, 177,410 cases of DVT, 189,271 cases of PE, and 88,430 cases of both DVT and PE combined. Over the study period, we observed a statistically significant trend among PE hospitalization incidences. There was a strong and positive correlation between DVT and PE inpatients. Black inpatients had the highest cumulative incidence of hospitalizations in all cohorts with 10.36 per 1000 in PE and 9.1 per 1000 in DVT. Asian and Pacific Islander inpatients had the lowest cumulative incidence with 4.42 per 1000 in PE and 4.28 per 1000 in DVT. Females showed the lowest cumulative incidence with 7.47 per 1000 in PE and 6.53 per 1000 in DVT. The Mountain region was the highest among PE hospitalizations with 9.62 per 1000. For DVT, the Middle Atlantic region was the highest at 8.65 per 1000. The in-hospital mortality rate was the highest among the PE hospitalizations at 7.3%. Also, the trend analysis showed significant increases among all groups.

conclusionsOver the study period (2016-2019), we report the racial, biological sex, and geographical disparities from the National Inpatient Sample database, highlighting that Black inpatients had the highest incidence of PE and DVT, whereas Asian/Pacific Islander inpatients had the lowest incidences of PE and DVT. Moreover, women had a lower incidence compared with men. The observed regional variations indicated that the incidence of PE was highest in the Mountain region, whereas the incidence of DVT was lowest in the Middle Atlantic region. There was an increase in the mortality of inpatients diagnosed with VTE reflecting the growing burden of this condition in the US health care system.

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Databases, FactualHealth Status DisparitiesPulmonary EmbolismVenous ThromboembolismVenous ThrombosisAdultAgedFemaleHealthcare DisparitiesHospitalizationHumansIncidenceIncomeInpatientsMaleMiddle AgedDeep vein thrombosisNational Inpatient Sample databasePulmonary embolismRacial disparitiesVenous thromboembolism

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PMCPMC11523351

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