Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Everyday Discrimination Is Associated With Higher Odds of Hospitalizations Among Older African Americans. |
| Authors: |
Lange-Maia, Brittney S1,2 (AUTHOR) brittney_lange-maia@rush.edu, James, Bryan D2,3 (AUTHOR), Capuano, Ana W2,4 (AUTHOR), Grodstein, Francine2,3 (AUTHOR), Chen, Yi2 (AUTHOR), Barnes, Lisa L2,4 (AUTHOR) |
| Source: |
Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biological Sciences & Medical Sciences. May2024, Vol. 79 Issue 5, p1-5. 5p. |
| Subject Terms: |
*AFRICAN Americans, *HOSPITAL care, *RACE, *ODDS ratio, *LOGISTIC regression analysis |
| Abstract: |
Background Everyday discrimination—experiences of being treated unfairly based on background characteristics like race—is linked to poor physical and mental health throughout the lifespan. Whether more experiences of discrimination are associated with higher odds of being hospitalized in older African Americans has not been explored. Methods Community-dwelling participants from 3 longitudinal cohort studies (N = 446, age 65+ years) with discrimination scores and ≥12 months of linked Medicare claims were included. Hospitalizations were identified using Medicare fee-for-service claims, available for an average of 6.2 (SD : 3.7) years of follow-up after baseline. Results In mixed-effects ordinal logistic regression models (outcomes of 0, 1, or 2+ hospitalizations per year) adjusted for age, sex, education, and income, higher discrimination was associated with higher odds of total annual hospitalizations (odds ratio [OR] per point higher = 1.09, 95% confidence intervals [95% CI]: 1.02–1.17). Results were similar when accounting for depressive symptoms. Conclusions Higher exposure to everyday discrimination is associated with higher odds of hospitalization among older African Americans. Mechanisms underlying associations should be explored further to understand how hospitalizations may be reduced in older African Americans. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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