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ArticleThe journal of allergy and clinical immunology. In practice2024

Analyzing Racial Disparities in Pediatric Atopic Comorbidity Emergency Department Visitation Using Electronic Health Records.

Esteban Correa-Agudelo, Lili Ding, Andrew F Beck, Robert S Kahn, Tesfaye B Mersha

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  1. Total Serum IgE in a Cohort of Children With Food Allergy.The journal of allergy and clinical immunology. In practice · 2025
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Esteban Correa-AgudeloDivision of Asthma Research, Department of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Lili DingDivision of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Andrew F BeckDivision of General and Community Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio; Fisher Child Health Equity Center, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio; Office of Population Health, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Robert S KahnDivision of General and Community Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio; Fisher Child Health Equity Center, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Tesfaye B MershaDivision of Asthma Research, Department of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio. Electronic address: tesfaye.mersha@cchmc.org.

Funding

Epigenome-wide variations and socio-environmental exposures in African American asthmatic childrenR01HG011411 · NHGRI · CINCINNATI CHILDRENS HOSP MED CTR · PI MERSHA, TESFAYE B. · 2021 to 2025
$3.4M
Achieving Pediatric Health Equity by Responding to Identified Sociomedical risks with Effective Unified Purpose –Co-design and Evaluation of the RISEUP SystemR01HS027996 · AHRQ · CINCINNATI CHILDRENS HOSP MED CTR · PI BECK, ANDREW FINKEL · 2022 to 2025
$1.6M
AHRQ HHS R01 HS027996NHGRI NIH HHS R01 HG011411
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAlthough atopic diseases and associated comorbidities are prevalent in children, little is known about racial differences in emergency department (ED) visitation.

objectiveWe sought to examine racial differences in ED visitation among children with allergic comorbidities.

methodsWe conducted a retrospective study of patients (<21 years) who visited the ED at a large pediatric hospital for atopic dermatitis (AD), food allergy (FA), asthma, allergic rhinitis (AR), and eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) from 2015 to 2019. We determined the probability of ED encounter-free survival time using hazard ratios (HRs) and time to recurrence (TTR) of ED encounter for patients identified as Black/African American (AA) and White/European American (EA). We assessed potentially underlying allergic, demographic, and place-based factors and potential interactions between factors.

resultsA total of 30,894 patients (38% AA and 62% EA) had 83,078 ED encounters (38,378 first ED encounters and 44,700 recurrent ED encounters) during the study period. Asthma and AR showed the highest rate of comorbidity in ED encounters in both AA and EA children. AA children exhibited a higher HR for encounter following index AD and asthma encounters. We found an interaction between the type of insurance and race in ED encounters for AD, FA, AR, and EoE. In AA children, those insured by Medicaid demonstrated a higher HR for any encounter than those with commercial insurance. Conversely, in EA children, those with Medicaid insurance showed a lower HR than their commercially insured peers. Regardless of race, allergic comorbidity increased the HR of ED encounter (1.12-1.62) for all allergic diseases. At 5-year follow-up, mean differences in TTR were shorter in AA children than EA children in AD, FA, and asthma.

conclusionsIdentification of disease-specific racial disparities in ED visitation related to atopic diseases is a necessary first step toward the design and implementation of interventions capable of equitably reducing emergency care in atopic comorbid children.

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AsthmaBlack or African AmericanComorbidityElectronic Health RecordsEmergency Room VisitsWhiteAdolescentChildChild, PreschoolDermatitis, AtopicEmergency Service, HospitalEosinophilic EsophagitisFemaleFood HypersensitivityHealthcare DisparitiesHumansAllergic rhinitisAsthmaAtopic dermatitisComorbiditiesEDEmergency departmentEosinophilic esophagitisFood allergyHealth disparityTime to recurrence

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