Why the study?
Does black race compared to white race affect mortality in men hospitalized in the VA health care system for common medical diagnoses?
Population
36,509 men admitted to 147 Veterans Affairs hospitals for 1 of 6 common medical diagnoses between October 1…
Comparison
Black race vs White race
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
6 months
Authors
Loading...
Equal-access VA systems may mitigate racial mortality disparities; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.
Does black race compared to white race affect mortality in men hospitalized in the VA health care system for common medical diagnoses?
Black men admitted to VA hospitals for common medical conditions had lower 30-day, in-hospital, and 6-month mortality compared to white men, suggesting that an equal-access health care system may mitigate or reverse racial disparities in survival.
Ashish Jha (2001) studied this question.
Synapse has enriched 5 closely related papers on similar clinical questions. Consider them for comparative context: