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September 17, 2025The American Surgeon

Comparing the Distressed Communities Index and Area Deprivation Index in Predicting Firearm-Related Emergency Department Visits

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OAOluwasegun Akinyemi MFMojisola Fasokun FOFadeke Ogunyankin

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Retrospective study compares predictive accuracy of DCI and ADI for firearm-related emergency department visits, suggesting both indices are comparable.

Key Points

Firearm-related ED visits predominantly affected Black individuals and males, revealing significant racial and gender disparities.
DCI and ADI showed comparable predictive performance for firearm-related injuries, implying both indices are useful for assessment.
Logistic regression models indicated no significant advantage of combining DCI and ADI for predicting firearm-related ED visits.
The study highlights the importance of neighborhood socioeconomic status in predicting firearm-related injuries.

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Akinyemi et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68d4605931b076d99fa5fe64 https://doi.org/10.1177/00031348251380180

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September 17, 2025The American Surgeon

Comparing the Distressed Communities Index and Area Deprivation Index in Predicting Firearm-Related Emergency Department Visits

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Authors

OAOluwasegun Akinyemi MFMojisola Fasokun FOFadeke Ogunyankin

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Overview

Retrospective study compares predictive accuracy of DCI and ADI for firearm-related emergency department visits, suggesting both indices are comparable.

Key Points

Firearm-related ED visits predominantly affected Black individuals and males, revealing significant racial and gender disparities.
DCI and ADI showed comparable predictive performance for firearm-related injuries, implying both indices are useful for assessment.
Logistic regression models indicated no significant advantage of combining DCI and ADI for predicting firearm-related ED visits.
The study highlights the importance of neighborhood socioeconomic status in predicting firearm-related injuries.

Cite This Study

Akinyemi et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68d4605931b076d99fa5fe64 https://doi.org/10.1177/00031348251380180

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