Key result
Black race was not associated with lower age-adjusted rates of PE or DVT diagnosis, or lower use of diagnostic tests, compared to white race.
Why the study?
Is there a racial disparity in the application of diagnostic tests for PE or DVT, or in reaching a diagnosis or using medical facilities?
Population
Inpatients from noninstitutional hospitals in 50 states and the District of Columbia from January 1, 1979…
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Challenges assumptions of racial disparity in PE/DVT diagnostics; leaves open whether equity persists in contemporary cohorts.
Cross-Sectional
Yes
Is there a racial disparity in the application of diagnostic tests for PE or DVT, or in reaching a diagnosis or using medical facilities?
This study found no evidence of racial disparities between blacks and whites in the diagnosis, testing, or hospitalization duration for venous thromboembolic disease in the US from 1979 to 1999.
Stein et al. (2003) conducted a cross-sectional in Pulmonary embolism (PE) or deep venous thrombosis (DVT). Black race vs. White race was evaluated on Age-adjusted rates of diagnosis of PE and DVT per 100,000 population and use of diagnostic tests. Black race was not associated with lower age-adjusted rates of PE or DVT diagnosis, or lower use of diagnostic tests, compared to white race.
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