Associations between healthcare utilization and access and diabetic retinopathy complications using All of Us nationwide survey data

Alison X Chan, John J McDermott Iv, Terrence C Lee, Gordon Y Ye, Bita Shahrvini, Bharanidharan Radha Saseendrakumar and Sally L Baxter

PLOS ONE, 2022, vol. 17, issue 6, 1-11

Abstract: Purpose: Inadequacies in healthcare access and utilization substantially impact outcomes for diabetic patients. The All of Us database offers extensive survey data pertaining to social determinants that is not routinely available in electronic health records. This study assesses whether social determinants were associated with an increased risk of developing proliferative diabetic retinopathy or related complications (e.g. related diagnoses or procedures). Methods: We identified 729 adult participants in the National Institutes of Health All of Us Research Program data repository with diabetic retinopathy (DR) who answered survey questions pertaining to healthcare access and utilization. Electronic health record data regarding co-morbidities, laboratory values, and procedures were extracted. Multivariable logistic regression with bi-directional stepwise variable selection was performed from a wide range of predictors. Statistical significance was defined as p

Date: 2022
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