Sociodemographic Patterns and Associations between Perceived Healthcare Discrimination and Pain Severity in the All of Us Research Program

Anitha Saravanan; Yuzhou Liu; Grace Mooney; Olubukola Fabusiwa; Staja Q. Booker; Cao Xueyuan; Ericka N. Merriwether; Boshi Zhao; Michael R. Kushnick; Angela Starkweather; Keesha Powell-Roach

doi:10.1016/j.jpain.2026.106261

March 1, 2026Journal of PainOpen Access

Sociodemographic Patterns and Associations between Perceived Healthcare Discrimination and Pain Severity in the All of Us Research Program

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Key Points

To examine associations between perceived healthcare discrimination and pain severity in a diverse sample.
Cross-sectional study using data from the All of Us Research Program
Participants included 89,069 individuals with categorized racial identities
Multinomial logistic regression models adjusted for age, sex, race/ethnicity, income, and education
Frequent perceived healthcare discrimination was associated with nearly eightfold higher odds of severe pain
Both occasional and frequent discrimination correlated significantly with higher odds of mild, moderate, and severe pain
Findings underline discrimination as a modifiable social determinant of health

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Cross-sectional analysis reveals discrimination links to higher pain severity in diverse populations, suggesting a need for equity-focused healthcare interventions.

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Saravanan et al. (2026) studied this question.

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