Ethnic Disparities in AL Amyloidosis Outcomes Among Hospitalized Patients in the United States.

A multivariable analysis adjusted for patient’s gender, age, income quartile, primary payor and comorbidities showed a trend towards lower in-hospital mortality and higher ICU utilization in NH-Blacks when compared to NH-Whites (OR 0.76, 95% CI 0.55–1.05, p = 0.09 and OR 1.29, 95% CI 0.96–1.72, p = 0.09, respectively) and lower utilization of palliative care services in NH-Blacks when compared with NH-Whites (OR 0.61, 95% CI 0.42–0.88, p = 0.01) (Table 2 ).

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