Tag: Race
Emphysema Identified in Adults With Normal Spirometry
Emphysema present in 4.0 percent of those with race-specific FEV1 between 100 and 120 percent of predicted
Occult Hypoxemia More Likely Among Black Inpatients
Among SpO2 values of ≥92 percent, unadjusted probabilities of occult hypoxemia were 15.6 percent for Whites, 19.6 percent for Blacks
Low Apgar Scores Tied to Infant Mortality Across Races
However, low Apgar scores worse at discriminating infants at risk for mortality for Black infants versus White infants
Perioperative Stroke Examined in Children Receiving Heart Transplants
Poststroke mortality rates similar for Black and White children during first six months, but higher for Black children after six months
Asian, Black, Hispanic Patients Have Higher Pulse Oximetry Readings
Lower average oxygen delivery rates seen in association with Asian, Black, Hispanic versus White race, ethnicity
Racial Disparities ID’d in Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease
Black and Hispanic patients reach kidney failure earlier than Whites, are less likely to receive transplant preemptively
Diagnostic Mammogram Performance Varies by Race/Ethnicity
Invasive cancer detection rates, positive predictive values highest for non-Hispanic Whites, lowest for Hispanics
Disparities Remain in Treatment, Outcomes for Myocardial Infarction
Despite overall improvement in treatment and survival from 2005 to 2015, findings reveal persisting disparities across race and sex
Many Ethnic-Minority Teens Have Low Vitamin D Levels
Increase in vitamin D deficiency seen with age among adolescents, irrespective of ethnicity or gender
Participation in Cardiac Rehabilitation Is Low Overall
Probability of attending CR lower for Asian, Black, Hispanic versus White individuals, and time to attendance significantly longer
