Black Race and Public Insurance Are Predictive of Inappropriate Evaluation of Iron Deficiency Anemia and Diarrhea
Anyane-Yeboa A, Li B, Traboulsi C, Erondu A, Sossenheimer P, Rai V, Rubin D. Black Race and Public Insurance Are Predictive of Inappropriate Evaluation of Iron Deficiency Anemia and Diarrhea. Digestive Diseases And Sciences 2020, 66: 2200-2206. PMID: 32638203, DOI: 10.1007/s10620-020-06434-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInflammatory bowel diseaseIron deficiency anemiaAge-adjusted multivariate analysisAppropriate workupChronic diarrheaCeliac diseaseBlack raceDeficiency anemiaDiagnosis codesInsurance statusMultivariate analysisPublic insurancePublic insurance statusChronic disease statesChicago Medical CenterMethodsMedical recordsBowel diseaseResultsIn totalMedical CenterDiarrheaWorkupIron deficiencyLogistic regressionPatientsSeparate encounters